The World That We Knew: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL

On the brink of World War II, with the Nazis tightening their grip on Berlin, a mother's act of courage and love offers her daughter a chance of survival.

"[A] hymn to the power of resistance, perseverance, and enduring love in dark times...gravely beautiful...Hoffman the story...show more

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400 pages

Average rating: 7.9

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Katiemayeller
Feb 04, 2023
9/10 stars
This book has left me devastated. The many brave people in France and Germany in 1941 to 1944 who gave their lives for strangers, astounds me. This book shines a light on those people the history and the love that still happens in times of tragedy and the ugliest time in our history. While it took some time to understand how the book and its characters would all come together, when it did the story was beautiful and tragic and leaves you a cryin...read more

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