Your heart slowly begins to bleed, images change before your eyes, and yet you do not manage to put the book down.īut I have to be honest, at first, I didn’t like Sage’s character at all, yet I must acknowledge her development, which was more than obvious. As you slowly turn the pages and get to know their story, you realize that every emotion touches you. And memories from WWII that are so hard to forget.įurthermore, the characters are so complete and layered. We can hear the side of the aggressor, the young German soldier, and the side of the victim, Sage’s grandma. She offers us a different insight into the Holocaust.Īnd the unique opportunity that encourages us to think from different perspectives. With an incredibly articulate writing style and well-crafted scenes, Jodi takes us through Sage’s story, which is somehow mirrored in the story of her grandma. And even rarer are those who create several fictional worlds combined in one expertly crafted story that additionally contains a really ‘Big Issue’.
It must be admitted that those authors who manage to create such a complex and rich story are really rare.
So, on the one hand, we learn the story of the young German, we see the horrors he did during the war, and on the other hand, we have the story of Minka, Sage’s grandmother, the young Jewish woman and the horrors she suffered during the war in various concentration camps. A favor that gives him the opportunity to tell his story.Īnd as if that were not enough, through the pages we get to know Sage’s story, her struggle with forgiveness, with finding her place under the sun. As she gets to know him better, Joseph tells Sage that he wants a huge favor from her. He is a man who is already at the end of his life, but something still keeps him alive. A peaceful place, where her peace is safe.īut even there some things are inevitable, some encounters cannot be avoided. Maybe that’s why the night shift is her refuge. And the fear of falling out is getting bigger.
A scar that limits her contact with people. Her secret, her guilt is written across her face, a hideous scar that she allows to control her life. Unfortunately, Sage Singer cannot have that luxury. Some truths are never revealed and remain forever hidden in the darkest parts of one’s heart. We keep something deep inside so others can’t see it. Every single person hides a secret or two.
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