Both women portrayed in this book are strong characters, more so Helena though. Just reading a fictional account of what happened during the war was hard to read because you know this is just the story of one person and there were thousands of others that could have gone through the same things.
The heart wrenching decisions that Helena made are unraveled and pieced back together with some sleuthing by McKenna in current time. Another thing I loved about this book was the reference to Pennsylvania and the Polish population in my home state. Really enjoyed that tidbit, especially when it mentioned that the hills and mountains reminded Helena of Poland. Loved that.
About the book:
A Family’s Ties Were Broken in Poland of 1939
1939
Helena Kostyszak is an oddity—an educated female ethnic minority lecturing at a university in Krakow at the outbreak of WWII. When the Germans close the university and force Jews into the ghetto, she spirits out a friend’s infant daughter and flees to her small village in the southern hills. Helena does everything in her power to protect her family, but it may not be enough. It will take all of her strength and God’s intervention for both of them to survive the war and the ethnic cleansing to come.
2023
Recently unengaged social worker McKenna Muir is dealt an awful blow when a two-year-old she’s been working with is murdered. It’s all too much to take, so her friend suggests she dive into her family’s past like she’s always wanted. Putting distance between herself and her problems might help her heal, so she and her friend head on Sabbatical to Poland. But what McKenna discovers about her family shocks everyone, including one long-lost family member.
Also in the Echoes of the Past Series:
What I Would Tell You
What I Promise You
I was honored to be part of the launch team for this book and am always looking for more from this author.
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