Official Review: The Weeping Woman of Putten

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The author did a great job by carrying out interviews with friends and family,and even the survival's to portray a real picture of her story, I applaud her effort.Its a wonderful review.
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Wow the book seems really interesting from your review. Great review!
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A great book on historical fiction. Thanks for the great review!
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Nowadays, it's not easy to find great fiction books without profanity and explicit sex scenes so this is a nugget of gold for me. The sample I read was really nice.
Great review. :techie-reference:
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This book sounds fascinating. I have always been drawn to books about the Holocaust, whether fictional or fact. With this author's connection to the history of Putten and the photos you mentioned she includes, I have to put this on my reading list. Thank you for your honest perspective on the characters as well.
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I cannot wait to read this book. I love reading about that time period, it fascinates me. This is definitely on my to read list!
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The title of the book already briefs one of a sense of sorrow. It takes us back to the era of Hitler and how a failed ambush brought agony to the people of Putten. History always gives us lessons to be learnt . It sounds like an interesting read though I might pass it due to the emotional aspect. Great review.
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It's nice that Alyce Bailey took us back in time and there's no better way to present it than putting it together in a novel with pictures because this enhances it's believability. The readers aren't just left to their imagination. Kudos to the author and Thanks for the review.
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I love reading books with heavy emotional content, but not historical fiction! Congratulations on BOTD.
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History fiction stories are really captivating. Love the book reminding us about the Hitler's days. It's really sad to see how innocent people suffer during war. Great book to read.
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History fiction stories are really captivating. Love the book reminding us about the Hitler's days. It's really sad to see how innocent people suffer during war. Great book to read.
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There have been many books written about this disastrous war. And I am sure there can be more, as individual experiences differ, beyond the general distress and fear and uncertainty.
There is indeed a matter of balance in creating credible characters and too much of a good thing sometimes is too much.
It is reassuring that that character became more of a human and less of a superwoman later on.
1994 must have been an important year for you :)
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A world war related historical fiction! I always loved these stories. This one will be an interesting read as well. Congratulations on being BOTD
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Those who love historical fiction, particularly ones that take place in WWII, will most likely enjoy this book. This book sounds like it will really pull at your emotions. Congrats on the book of the day. Great review.
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I would have gladly jump on the opportunity to read new documentary historical fiction, because I seriously like this genre, if only it wasn't related to war crimes. Crimes against humanity is the only topic of history I will never have any interest in.
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