Monday, July 27, 2009

Day After Night

Day After Night, Anita Diamant's newest is coming out in September, and it's Diamant at her best. This novel follows Jewish survivors after WWII as they try to make their way to Israel, but are held by the British military at an interment camp for illegal immigrants While held at Atlit, the interment camp, four young women come together and in their own unique voices tell the story of their survival from the Nazis. The end of the novel details the rescue from Atlit that was made in October 1945, freeing 200 prisoners. If you are looking for historical fiction, this is a great book.

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