The Madonnas of Leningrad - Debra Dean

The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean

Excellent use of flashback in this one -- similar style (sort of) to Water for Elephants. The narrator is struggling with Alzheimer's Disease and flips back and forth from her present (family functions with grandchildren) and her past (working in a museum during the war -- a past that she has never spoken of). As kids, we learned so much about about the Holocaust and Pearl Harbor and that part of WWII but we (at least I) never really learned about the war's effect on Russia. It was really heartbreaking to read about. I'd HIGHLY recommend this book.

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