Those Who Save Us

by Jenna Blum

Book Overview

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn estranged mother and daughter reunite to confront their family's role in World War II in this harrowing, unforgettable novel about lost love and inherited shame.For fifty... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156031663
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Difficult to Put Down

I am only half way through this book and I can't wait to read the rest. Anyone who is interested in the good of people, along with history, should read this. It includes issues from WWII and the Nazi involvement in common peoples' lives and the sad things that happened to innocent people. It draws you in and is hard to stop reading.

A story that pulls you in.

I had wanted to read this book for a while and finally was able get my hands on a copy. I found the story to be one that pulled you in and made you want to keep reading. It was filled with details and imagery that left you feeling the weight of the story being told. I enjoyed the book very much and would recommend it to anyone interested in the lives and stories from a very difficult time in our human history.

A new take on the Holocaust

As other reviewers have said, this book is a real page turner. I absolutely tore through it, drawn in by the powerful storytelling and gripping plot. What I liked most about this novel, however, was the new perspective it granted on Germany and Germans during the war. This is the side of the Holocaust that has been largely unexplored in literature until now -- how ordinary German citizens confronted or ignored the crimes against Jews, while at the same time trying to ensure their own survival. There are no easy answers, of course, and the book does a good job of acknowledging that fact, while still hammering home the horrors of what happened. Most importantly, it kept me thinking and questioning: if I were a non-Jewish German, what would I have done? A book that inspires that sort of reflection and thought -- while also providing a riveting, satisfying read -- is a rare treat indeed.