Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Sisters of War by Lana Kortchik

 





Sister’s Natasha and Lisa and their family are in the Ukraine in Kiev where they have lived all their lives in 1941 when Hitler’s troops marched in to occupy the city.   The Red Army was pushed back and suddenly the enemy was in charge of the city.  The family endured much suffering and hardship over the next couple of years and some losses.  By the time the Red Army pushed back the Germans and came back to Kiev, much of the city had been burned and what was left had been stripped bare.  Food was almost non-existent.  People were starved and traumatized and very happy to see their soldiers returning.  The things Natasha and Lisa and their family had endured had changed their lives forever.

 

Lots of history here and this is a WWII story from a different perspective than most other stories we read.  The people in Kiev were part of the Soviet Union and part of the communist party.  Stalin was the leader of the USSR and Hitler was the leader of Germany.  There are no Americans or British people as part of this story.  I really enjoyed this although there were a lot of sad events I can reecommend this book to all history lovers. 


I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from NetGalley.  All views expressed are only my honest opinion. 

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