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5***** and ❤
In 1937 Andras Levi, a Hungarian Jew, arrived in Paris with a single suitcase and a scholarship to study architecture. He left behind his parents and two brothers – Tibor, who was saving to attend medical school in Italy, and Matyas, who would leave school to pursue a career as an entertainer. What he found in Paris, however, was the love of his life. The times conspired against the couple – war was on the horizon and past mistakes haunted them. Fa ...more
5***** and ❤
In 1937 Andras Levi, a Hungarian Jew, arrived in Paris with a single suitcase and a scholarship to study architecture. He left behind his parents and two brothers – Tibor, who was saving to attend medical school in Italy, and Matyas, who would leave school to pursue a career as an entertainer. What he found in Paris, however, was the love of his life. The times conspired against the couple – war was on the horizon and past mistakes haunted them. Fa ...more
I suppose I am the odd one out on this one. I did not love it. Personally I thought the book was way too long, and it could have been cut by at least 150 pages and still told a decent story. Our main character Andras Lévi, in my opinion, meandered and at times I was absolutely sick of him and the long descriptions of where he was and what was happening in his life and other characters.
The story is about Andre and his move from Hungry to Paris just before the start of WWII. He has moved there to ...more
The story is about Andre and his move from Hungry to Paris just before the start of WWII. He has moved there to ...more
Very long. Enjoyed the details of Hungary's history in the war but took a while to get there. It was okay. ...more
Dec 12, 2010
Tasha
rated it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
ww2-stories
Apr 15, 2013
Nancy
marked it as to-read
Jul 30, 2015
Kris (My Novelesque Life)
marked it as to-read
Nov 15, 2015
Sharmon
marked it as to-read
