All The Broken Places
By John Boyle
★★★★★★★★★☆ 9/10
371 pages
What’s it about?
Gretel Fernsby is ninety-one years old and living in London. When a young family moves in downstairs, she worries it will upset her quiet life. When violent arguments seem to be the new norm- she must choose how much to get involved.
What did it make me think about?
Generational guilt.
Should I read it?
I have not read Boy in the Striped Pajamas, but I know it was very popular. In general I tend to veer away from reading too many fictional World War II books. This story was my first in awhile and wow was it good! John Boyle has written a book that makes you think about the war from an unexpected source. Gretel narrates this story (going back and forth in time) so we see everything through her eyes. I highly recommend this one for Historical Fiction fans.
A passage I marked
“I hesitated. I was fond of Cait, we’d become fast friends, but I knew better than to trust anyone with the secrets of my past.”
