Pre-Owned The Fortunate Ones (Hardcover) by Ellen Umansky

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Overall, I enjoyed the book. It is pieced together by alternating between telling the story of Rose, a 70 year old Jewish woman who was sent away as a child from Vienna pre World War II, and Lizzie, a present day 30 something who has just lost her father. Their lives are intertwined by a painting...

from LWWilliams

I received the book as an early reviewer. I was not sure I would like the format - telling two stories that occur in different timelines but then intersect. However, I did find the story line interesting and the characters well developed and real. I thought the ending might have been a bit rushed...

from Nicnac63

The Fortunate Ones is a pieced together story that shadows two women from different eras and walks of life. I enjoyed seeing the likenesses and bonds that link their pasts to the present. Rose Zimmer, 1939 WWII Vienna, and Lizzie Goldstein, present day los Angeles, have something precious in comm...

from hubblegal

This book tells the story of the Zimmer family, a Jewish family living in Vienna in the late 1930's, and the parents' decision to send little Rose and her brother to England on a kinder transport to keep them safe from the oncoming war. The children are devastated to be sent off to different hous...

from frogprof

Rose Zimmer is sent away to England on a "kindertransport" train for her own safety during the early days of WWII. Her brother is also sent away, but the siblings are separated. After the war, Rose's parents are lost, but Rose decides to hunt for a Chaim Poutine painting ("The Bellhop") that hung...