Happy Monday everyone! Welcome to Must Get Monday, hosted by The Becca Files. Every Monday I’m going to feature a new book to add to your TBR piles. It could be a book I want to get myself, or a book that I’ve read and just really think you need to get a copy for yourself. If your TBR pile is like mine, it’s already a thousand miles long, so what’s another book? 😝
Today I’m featuring a book that is coming out later this month, but I am blessed to have an early copy that I am going to start reading probably next week. It’s by Amanda Barratt, Within These Walls of Sorrow. Guys, Amanda’s books are always beautifully written, full of emotion, thought provoking, and just handled with such grace. I can’t imagine all of the research, the heartache, and the joy she must have felt during the writing process. She writes like no other, truly. Just get this book. Get all her books.
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Within These Walls of Sorrow Author Amanda Barratt
Published by Kregel Publications
on January 17, 2023
Genres: Fiction / Christian / Historical, Fiction / Historical / World War II
Pages: 304
Amazon"As superbly written as it is haunting in its truth." --Kate Breslin, best-selling author of For Such a Time
Zosia Lewandowska knows the brutal realities of war all too well. Within weeks of Germany's invasion of her Polish homeland, she lost the man she loves. As ghetto walls rise and the occupiers tighten their grip on the city of Krakow, Zosia joins pharmacist Tadeusz Pankiewicz and his staff in the heart of the Krakow ghetto as they risk their lives to aid the Jewish people trapped by Nazi oppression.
Hania Silverman's carefree girlhood is shattered as her family is forced into the ghetto. Struggling to survive in a world hemmed in by walls and rife with cruelty and despair, she encounters Zosia, her former neighbor, at the pharmacy. As deportation winnow the ghetto's population and snatch those she holds dear, Hania's natural resiliency is exhausted by reality.
Zodia and Hania's lives intertwine as they face the griefs and fears thrust upon them by war, until one day, they are forced to make a desperate choice . . . one that will inexorably bind them together, even as they are torn apart.
Amanda Barratt's meticulous research and lush, award-winning writing shine once again in this moving look at a group of unsung heroes who fought for hope and humanity in the most harrowing of times.
"An unflinching tale that implores readers to stop and see, not a massive crowd of people, but individual hearts and souls. This book will linger in your heart and mind long after you've read the final page." --Amanda Cox, Christy Award-winning author of The Edge of Belonging
What book would you recommend as a “Must Get Book” this week? Share in the comments!
I read and loved Amanda’s book. It is a hard read but rewarding.
My must get is one that just cam3 in the mail today. Hearts of Steel by Elizabeth Camden.
I love Elizabeth’s writing. And I need to get that book!
I’ve seen this book around a lot lately. It looks great.
I can’t wait to read it. But also I know it’s going to touch me deeply, and so I need to make sure I have no distractions!
I haven’t seen this one but it sounds interesting. My TBR is definitely high and one I know I won’t finish in this lifetime. I hope you enjoy the book.
I don’t know if I’ll finish in my lifetime either lol. I think the only way that will happen is if I literally never buy another book. And we know that’s not happening!!!