The Marcel Network: How One French Couple Saved 527 Children From the Holocaust by Fred Coleman - this couple decided on their own that something must be done to save as many Jewish children as possible. They hid the children in convents, Catholic schools, and private Protestant homes with the help of some priests and pastors. The writing didn't really click with me.
3 stars
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The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson - a man and woman meet in an airport. Encouraged by anonymity, he confesses to wishing to kill his wife and she says she'll help him plan it because his wife sounds like the kind worth killing. Told in three parts and from various viewpoints, this had lots of twists and turns. No one is especially likeable but I found the story compelling and finished this in one go. Would have given it 5 stars if not for the too descriptive sex.
4.5 stars
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A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson - Teddy is the brother Ursula Todd lives her many lives trying to save in Life After Life. The story goes back and forth in time as Teddy goes through WWII and then lives an ordinary life he didn't expect to have. The writing is lovely but the story itself sometimes had me going huh?
3 stars
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