Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of World War II Poland

by Amanda Barratt and Amanda Barratt

Book Overview

Christy Awards 2023 BOOK OF THE YEAR and winner for best Historical Fiction 2023, by multiple-time Christy winner and widely-acclaimed author, Amanda Barratt.
"As superbly written as it is haunting in its truth." --Kate Breslin, best-selling author of For Such a Time
"This tense WWII historical from Barratt (My Dearest Dietrich) follows a woman's efforts to help her neighbors survive the Krak w ghetto. . . . Moving and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0825447011
• ISBN13: 9780825447013
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Kregel Publications
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

masterfully written

"Grief is not a thing to be measured. Only lived." How do I even begin to write a review for such a heartbreaking yet hope-infused story that reads like a diary? This is historical fiction at its finest, where real events meld seamlessly with fictional characters to challenge the readers emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. It's not an easy read and the women's ghetto and concentration camp experiences will leave you raw and aching. But the author does a brilliant job of stitching each painful event with glimmers of hope and future. It's beautifully written, absolutely gripping, totally immersive, and emotionally charged to encompass every possible human feeling. It's one of the most powerful books I've read in a long time. Told through first person present tense narrative of Zosia and Hania, the readers are immediately transported to pre-war Poland and through the long, stark years of WWII as a handful of people try to help Hania and the people she loves. This book will move you and have you pondering what it means to be human long after the last chapter is read. I received the book from the publisher and was under no obligation to post a positive comment. All opinions are my own.