About the Author Gemma Liviero holds an advanced diploma of arts in professional writing, and she has worked as a copywriter, a corporate writer, and a magazine feature writer and editor. She is the author of the historical fiction novel Pastel Orphans, a coming-of-age story set in 1930s Berlin, as well as two gothic fantasies, Lilah and Marek. Broken Angels is her second historical novel. She now lives in Brisbane, Australia, with her husband and two children.
M**)
Beautifully written with an intriguing plot!
I really enjoyed this book! I love historical fiction novels that are set in WW2 so couldn't wait to get stuck into this!It is told from 3 perspectives: a young girl (Matilda), a young adult (Elsi) and a high ranking Nazi Doctor (Willem). I thought it worked really well that all 3 perspectives were completely different - all were from various backgrounds and had different motives etc, which made it unpredictable and intriguing, in the sense that various subplots were present throughout, even when there was one 'main' story line as such. It was also interesting to have a viewpoint from a Nazi official, as this is rarely done in WW2 historical fiction (or certainly from what I've read!).This book was written beautifully, and the description of events was depicted in a very detailed and thoughtful manner. The plot was engrossing and well thought out (especially the last 1/4 of the book) and it flowed between characters in a way that was easy to read, whilst still holding suspense. I particularly enjoyed the middle 70% of the novel and all the action that took place, which left me guessing as to what was going to happen next.The way the novel ended was a little predictable in my opinion (maybe because I've read several WW2 historical fiction books that have ended in the same way?!), but this certainly didn't detract from how great this book is and how various issues such as Aryan camps and a more medial understanding of Nazi policies was depicted, which offered a new and intriguing perspective of WW2. Highly recommend!
C**E
One Heady Journey
I loved this book it's easy to put too much gory history in place but this was not like that The characters where good and the storyline held it's place I literally read this book in couple of days. Brilliant
M**Y
Five Stars
brilliant heart wrenching some times harrowing but a marvellous story.Hope to read more of Gemmas books
E**R
Excellent
This book had me gripped and struggled to put it down. Challenging read at times because of the content. Thoroughly recommend
R**D
Four Stars
A second world war book with an unusual perspective, one of the narrators is a Nazi officer....
K**R
Five Stars
Good
J**Y
A Clever Story
An intriguing and gripping novel.
C**S
Very very moving
This book has been written with a great deal of thought and care and opens up a lot of different aspects to the many different sides the last war had on a great many people's lives very moving.
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