Letters to the Pianist
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My review -
Ruth,
her brother Gabi and sister Hannah experience the WW2 bombings in London’s East
End. Ruth finds her best friend’s body in a bombed out house and eventually the
children are rescued from their own bombed out home, orphans. The younger
siblings go to one aunt, she to another, where she finds herself subject to the
attentions of a very unpleasant uncle. Meanwhile, a man wakes in hospital
knowing nothing about his former life, but discovers he is a very gifted
pianist.
Though
the book was quite long, it never dragged for me. It’s a riveting story and I
liked the way it looked at different aspects of people’s war experience. The
poor working people of the East End, the rich people who could eat and drink
anything – not just the landed gentry but Ruth’s uncle who cheated his way to a
pantry full of food, exploiting others. And of course, the way some people
treated the Jews. It was interesting all the way through and exciting at the
end. A great story!
I received
an advance review copy of this book.
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