Like a River from Its Course, (Paperback)

from alekee

An eye-opening story told in the first person of several different people, people from different countries, trying to survive the evil sent to persecute in the persona of Adolph Hitler. These are individuals on both sides, Germans and Ukrainians, and we put names to these people and look into the...

from lkernagh

Written with an intimate perspective and strong imagery, Stuart brings the horrors and tragedies of the German occupation of Kiev squarely in the reader's cross-hairs. Written from the perspective of the four narrators, I was able to really appreciate the conflicting emotions, divided loyalties a...

from bytheseabchcmbr

Like A River From Its Course life has swirled away from all I expected or planned. Sluggish and slow, this river carves a new path. There are calmer waters that wait. Thank you for sending me a copy of this book to review. I have treasured every chapter. This, a story filled with every emotion a ...

from JoyAnne

Learn intimate details about people during WWII, the author must have spent years researching for this book. It's fabulous. I plan to read it again. The people we meet have stories to tell and those stories are raw...they will tug at your heart. The events were horrific...at times I had to put th...

from firedrake1942

Not a bad book, but one with significant faults, Well researched but lacking the gravitas of say, Jonathan Littells's 'The Kindly Ones', any by Ben Pastor or Philip Kerr's 'Gunther ' novels. Interesting but with narrative problems well outlined by Mr Bazett below. Worth a read but be prepared to ...