The Daughter's Tale is a story of a Jewish family living in Germany in 1939. Young, in love and beginning to start their family, Amanda and Julius try to ignore the war that is looming around them. Once two daughters are born the war becomes impossible to ignore when Julius is taken away from his family. Even away from his family Julius tries to make plans to save his family. Amanda risks everything for her children's lives. Amanda has a love for books and has only saved one from her beloved bookstore. On this pages she writes to her children to help them someday understand why she makes the decisions she does.
Lina is Amanda and Julius's youngest daughter. Lina lives many lives with many families as she tries to stay alive throughout the war. This is her story.
For years I have said that I don't like historical fiction. That I won't read historical fiction. I don't remember which book started it but I'm finding myself drawn to more historical fiction lately. I find it horrific to read some of these tales and imagine the reality of those times.
The Daughter's Tale can be ordered from Chapters with this link.