A family saga- the story of 4 generations of women in a family. Each family member is stronger than the last. The story goes from Germany in the time of Hitler to Cuba, to New York, and back to Berlin.
Ally has a child with a black man, a musician named Marcus. Marcus is no where to be found when Hitler begins his racial cleansing. Ally gives her little girl, Lilith, to her neighbors, the Hertzhogs, who are off to Cuba to escape the persecution of Jews in Germany. Lilith grows up in Cuba. When there is a revolution in Cuba, she sends her daughter to live with a family in New York. The family moves back to Germany when she is a teenager. She has a daughter. In Germany, she is reunited with individuals that were significant in her grandmother's life.
At the conclusion of this book, there is a wonderful reunion. I won't spoil it! I really enjoyed this book. I was not very aware of the migration of German Jews to Cuba. Lots of great historical details in this book. Don't miss this one!
I was given a complementary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review by NetGalley and the publisher.
Ally has a child with a black man, a musician named Marcus. Marcus is no where to be found when Hitler begins his racial cleansing. Ally gives her little girl, Lilith, to her neighbors, the Hertzhogs, who are off to Cuba to escape the persecution of Jews in Germany. Lilith grows up in Cuba. When there is a revolution in Cuba, she sends her daughter to live with a family in New York. The family moves back to Germany when she is a teenager. She has a daughter. In Germany, she is reunited with individuals that were significant in her grandmother's life.
At the conclusion of this book, there is a wonderful reunion. I won't spoil it! I really enjoyed this book. I was not very aware of the migration of German Jews to Cuba. Lots of great historical details in this book. Don't miss this one!
I was given a complementary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review by NetGalley and the publisher.
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