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KAREN’S BOOK REVIEW

The World That We Knew

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Reviewed September 28, 2019 · General & Literary Fiction

1941, Berlin. The streets are swarming with Nazi’s. Hanni’s husband, the good doctor has been murdered and her mother is very ill. Even though it breaks her heart Hanni must send her daughter Lea away. Only 12 years old, Hanni wants to keep Lea safe and far away from the nightmare that has invaded their world. She secretly engages Ettie, the Rabbi’s…

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Happy reading,
Karen