Historical
Sarah's Key
In 1942 a young girl is rounded up with her family in Paris, but first locks her little brother in a hiding place, planning to come back. Decades later a journalist researching the roundup stumbles onto the girl's trail.
- First published
- 2007
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a quick, emotional story about a little-known episode of the Occupation of France.
Skip this if you cannot read about children suffering, since the early chapters are very distressing.
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