The True Story of Hansel and Gretel (Audiobook)

from rayneofdarkness

I always have a soft spot for Holocaust stories being probably the worst thing ever a Gypsy Jew but I enjoyed the premise of the story. It does have dark moments but the Holocaust wasn't a fairy tale it brings a fairy tale where things always have happy endings with the harsh reality of what occu...

from JanaRose1

Louise Murphy takes the fairytale of Hansel and Gretel and weaves it into a wartime story of two children left to fend for themselves in the Polish forest. It also gives the point of view of the father and stepmother, who are forced to let the children go in order to save them. Overall, this was ...

from tdfangirl

I got about three fifths of the way through this book in a marathon reading session. Big mistake.It is extremely well written, but it's the kind of book I'd rather space out over a couple of weeks instead of dashing to finish it less than a week for class. It's the most emotionally difficult book...

from Marlene-NL

On September 30, 2008 I wrote about this book:Well I did finished it last night, could not put it down cause I wasn't sure it would be a happy ending or a bad end and I needed to know :) . Really good book but sometimes hard to read because of the atrocities that happened during the war.Love the ...

from BookConcierge

Per the subtitle, this is a novel of "war and survival." During WW II, two Jewish children are left in the primordial forest of Poland by their father and stepmother, who are fleeing the Nazis. Their stepmother tells them to use the names "Hansel & Gretel" and to find a farmer who might take them...