Apparently the debut novel of Janet Skeslien-Charles, this is a wonderful story which paints a flattering yet honest portrayal of beautiful, crime-filled Odessa. I really felt for and related to the protagonist, a young and capable girl, clever from start to end.
This book starts with one of the saddest notes I have ever heard. Marina Keegan, portrayed on the front cover and the writer of the various essays and fiction contained within, was killed in a car crash only a few days after graduating. Her family put together this wonderful collection and released it for the public. And while, as you read, you feel for her family who have lost such a lovely young lady, but you feel a loss as a reader. Her work is nothing short of fantastic, and we are left wanting more.
So aware of this poor girl's fate throughout the pages, I found myself crying on the train, when in one of her essays she discussed her future, which was cut far too short.
Natasha Solomons has written a heart-wrenching novel about a young Jewish lady, starting just before the outbreak of WWII. It is a love story above all else, I enjoyed the perhaps controversial choice of the protagonist towards the end.
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