...read the experience of young girl falling in love with ...

The wrong boy
by Suzy Zail

Published:  Newtown, N.S.W. : Black Dog, 2012.  256 pages
Reading Appeal:  Young Adult

Can you image finding some-one to love in a world ravaged by hatred and war?  Is this a love story...

       Coming-of-age                                                           Character-driven
The novel is fiction but is rooted in history.  It is the story of a young Jewish girl, aged 15, who is sent to Auschwitz with her family. Her name is Hanna and she is a talented pianist.
                                                          Love story
Hanna is desperate to live, as she daily witnesses the madness and death of those living in the concentration camp.  She sees an opportunity to survive through her music, by playing the piano to the camp commandant. Hanna meets the commandant's handsome son Karl and falls in love with the wrong boy.  The wrong boy is Karl, a German...
      Moving                                                                             Memorable
Interesting titbit:  Suzy Zail, the author, is the daughter of an Auschwitz survivor.
...this story is steeped in history and true romance...you won't be able to put this down...

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