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A carregar... Tears of Amber (edição 2021)por Sofía Segovia (Autor)
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"With war looming dangerously close, Ilse's school days soon turn to lessons of survival. In the harshness of winter, her family must join the largest exodus in human history to survive. As battle lines are drawn and East Prussia's borders vanish beneath them, they leave their farm and all they know behind for an uncertain future. But Ilse also has Janusz, her family's young Polish servant, by her side. As they flee from the Soviet army, his enchanting folktales keep her mind off the cold, the hunger, and the horrors unfolding around them. He tells her of a besieged kingdom in the Baltic Sea from which spill the amber tears of a heartbroken queen. Neither of them realizes his stories will prove crucial and prophetic. Not far away, trying and failing to flee from a vengeful army, Arno and his mother hide in the ruins of a Koenigsberg mansion, hoping that once the war ends they can reunite their dispersed family. But their stay in the walled city proves untenable when they find themselves dodging bombs and scavenging in the rubble. Soon they'll become pawns caught between two powerful enemies, on a journey with an unknown destination. Hope carries these children caught in the crosshairs of war on an extraordinary pilgrimage in which the gift of an amber teardrop is at once a valuable form of currency and a symbol of resilience, one that draws them together against insurmountable odds."--Provided by publisher. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Both families lived in a region called East Prussia, now in modern-day Poland. After Hitler’s invasion, one family had Polish slaves – “subhumans,” as they were called. They heard about, but did not participate in, the cruelties of Jewish extermination. As Germans, they survived during the war until the Russians invaded. Then, they, as Germans, became the subhumans, and the marvels of story, based on a true historical tale, take over.
This book portrays in vivid detail how World War II negatively affected the life of everyday folk. It’s easy to treat this war with a top-down approach, but Segovia reminds us how it darkened the lives of common people. Rape, murder, flight, enslavement, starvation, and death all fill this tale. Although some literary freedoms are taken (and acknowledged in the Author’s Note), the story adheres to the historical narratives. It leaves the reader with a lingering feeling of the senselessness of such nationalist campaigns of war.
This work, though dark in the main, ends on an optimistic note that is historically rooted. Its proper audiences include the advanced reader who is not disturbed by the ugliness and horrors of human life. Some ethnic stereotyping dwells within its pages. Russians, with only one real exception, are portrayed as uncivilized fiends. This story is a European tale of how so many groups dwelt upon the continent in unending wars and of how such a configuration constrained the human spirit. ( )