World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Forced by circumstance to unite, the three find their strength, courage, and trust in each other tested with each step closer to safety.
Just when it seems freedom is within their grasp, tragedy strikes. Not country, nor culture, nor status matter as all ten thousand people—adults and children alike—aboard must fight for the same thing: survival.
Just when it seems freedom is within their grasp, tragedy strikes. Not country, nor culture, nor status matter as all ten thousand people—adults and children alike—aboard must fight for the same thing: survival.
3 comments:
I really liked this book. It was interesting to learn about an event in history that I had never heard about before. I felt I learned something while reading an interesting book. The only down side of this book was I felt she ended it abruptly. Even though she tied the ending up in the epilogue it was still too quick of an ending for the rest of the book.
I read another book by her after I finished this one and she ended it the same way. Which makes me think that when she is done telling the story she ends it. Still I would like more closure.
I agree with Lauri that the author ended it abruptly and I would have liked more closure. I had never heard of this event and found the book easy to read and the information in the back of the book interesting.
Students need to realize that books are some of the best things to read. I feel like students refuse to read books these days because they are "boring". Those students then turn to "spark notes" to get the information that they need to finish that assignment for the day.http://drbarbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.blogspot.com
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