What Happens When You Lose the Love of Your Life?
Alyson
Richman’s novel The Lost Wife
attempts to answer the question. The story
is
Synopsis:
Lenka grows
up in Prague during the early part of the twentieth century. She attends the Academy of Art where she
meets her friend Versuka. One night
Lenka is invited to Versuka’s house for dinner where she meets her soul mate
her brother Josef. Their romance blossoms
as the Nazi invasion moves ever closer to Prague. One night they marry but Josef has kept some
important news about her family from.
Lenka marries without this knowledge that her family will be able to
make it out of Prague. Will she choose
to go? Will Lenka’s family be safe in
Prague? Did Josef make it safely to the United
States?
My Thoughts:
This novel
is not one that I would choose to pick up.
I am glad that I read it and am ready to share with you. This story is sad but has a positive
ending. The author explores what happens
when you lose the one you love. The
history of Eastern Europe prior to world war two is the setting
for the story. For those of you who
don’t know these were the first Jews to the Ghettos and concentration
camps.
One aspect
of this story is the art involved. The
author describes the scene as if she is painting a picture. You the audience see it through the eyes of
an artist. The particular artist is
Lenka. Josef shares what is the
substance of emotion and conflict.
This is a
Read for Pink novel is the worth picking up!
Rating:
4.25/5
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