Today, I finished reading The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer.
What an incredible book.
It is definitely a saga - just over 750 pages - but very engaging and readable.
It's the story of Andras Levi, a Hungarian Jew who travels to Paris to study architecture. While there, he falls in love with another Hungarian, but they have to flee Paris due to the rise of Hitler.
In Hungary, they try and put their lives back together but that is increasingly difficult given the political situation.
I had never read about Hungary before and so it was fascinating. I had especially never read about Hungarian Jews and their plight during the horrible time leading up to and during World War II. This book has it all, romance, heartache, history, hope. I highly recommend it.
(Circe - I kept thinking of you. Paris.... ballet.... I think you'd like it. Although ever since "Room", I'm nervous ;)
2 comments:
It sounds like a fabulous book. Paris, ballet, history...I'll have to gear up for it. I'll read any book you recommend, even if I end up not liking a few. No worries there! :)
Liz! So fun to catch up on you guys. I'm sorry December was such a bummer month with the break in and such. (that makes me so mad!) I hope January has been better. We're getting into February which somehow always ends up in a variety of germs floating around and making us SICK! Oh well, we'll get thru it, I guess. I just hope I don't get so frustrated that I burn down the house like I'm tempted to do every year to get the bugs gone.
We miss you all so much and hope all is well!
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