I promised myself that I was done reading books about WW2 for a while. I typically love these stories, but I find that I just get so saddened by them that I need to pace myself and spread them out a bit. And lately it seems as though WW2 has become such a hot topic, so many new books are touching on this subject matter that it's hard to find a book that isn't about WW2. The Baker's Daughter was recommended to me by a friend and she even loaned me her copy, which was so nice. So, I read it sooner than I usually would in order to get it back to her in a timely fashion. But I am so glad that I did because it was an amazing story--one that I have already recommended to two other friends!
By now we all know the story of WW2. But what, in my opinion, sets The Baker's Daughter apart from other WW2 tales, is that the main characters are German women. How often do you hear their side of this story? Even more fresh and unique is that McCoy parallels the story of Elsie, the Baker's Daughter, with that of Reba, a reporter trying to get a story on German Christmastime traditions. On top of it, McCoy mixes in letters that Elsie and her sister Hazel write to each other during the war. All of this makes for a novel that is unique and special. Being truthful, parts of the story were horrific--it is a story about WW2 after all, but the story as a whole was inspiring and beautiful. And a reminder, once again, that we will never know the stories of every person touched and impacted by WW2. Even though we should.
Read this one. It's fantastic!
Happy reading!
:) Dodie
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