Day After Night: A Novel

I've never read a book written by Anita Diamant that I didn't enjoy, and Day After Night was no different. In my opinion, this is historical fiction at it's best. Diamant took a piece of history that has previously only been a footnote in textbooks, and expanded on it creating a vivid universe where even minor characters are well developed and three dimensional. I think what really stands out about this book, and all of Diamant's novels, is how well she describes the full spectrum of human emotions from shame to grief to hope. She allows all of her characters to feel and describes their emotions in a way that relates to any reader. The only drawback for me was the epilogue, which I had mixed feelings about. You learn of the characters' fates, some much more depressing than others, but it's only a sentence or two for each character. I wanted a lot more or nothing at all. But, the epilogue makes up less than 2% of a 5 star book. Ultimately, I highly recommend this joke. Be prepared to feel an array of emotions, to learn about a forgotten event in history, and to get lost in the characters and the world Diamant creates. A must read for any historical fiction fan!