My Mother's Secret
by J. L. Witterick
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalwarfamilyunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeAn emotional novel that is grounded, unsavoury and heavy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
"A novel based on a true story [in which] a mother and daughter risk their lives to provide shelter to two families and a German soldier--all unbeknownst to each other--in a tiny two-room house in Sokal, Poland, during the Nazi invasion"--Amazon.com.
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- Author
- J. L. Witterick
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 195
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- Open Library
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