The World That We Knew - Alice Hoffman

From the first page I knew that I loved this book.  Telling the story of two young women in the Holocaust, it is weaved and laced with a magical touch.  Lea whose mother Hanni senses the coming clouds and sends her away, Ettie who escapes with her sister and Ava who is sent to look after the young Lea.   Such a touching and moving book about love and grief which are bound together, and such a unique original story telling style.

I found myself relieved to read such a beautiful book on the last day of the year as it gives me hope for more fiction in 2020. 5/5