Book Review: A Sparrow in Terezin ~ The Review Stew

A book was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.

About the book:

Bound together across time, two women will discover a powerful connection through one survivor's story of hope in the darkest days of a war-torn world.

Present Day---With the grand opening of her new art gallery and a fairytale wedding just around the corner, Sera James feels she's stumbled into a charmed life---until a brutal legal battle against fiancé William Hanover threatens to destroy the perfectly planned future she's planned before it even begins. Now, after an eleventh-hour wedding ceremony and a callous arrest, William faces a decade in prison for a crime he never committed, and Sera must battle the scathing accusations that threaten her family and any hope for a future.

1942---Kája Makovsky narrowly escaped occupied Prague in 1939, and was forced to leave her half-Jewish family behind. Now a reporter for the Daily Telegraph in England, Kája discovers the terror has followed her across the Channel in the shadowy form of the London Blitz. When she learns Jews are being exterminated by the thousands on the continent, Kája has no choice but to return to her mother city, risking her life to smuggle her family to freedom and peace.

Connecting across a century through one little girl, a Holocaust su rvivor with a foot in each world, these two women will discover a kinship that springs even in the darkest of times. In this tale of hope and survival, Sera and Kája must cling to the faith that sustains and fight to protect all they hold dear---even if it means placing their own futures on the line.

About the author:

Kristy Cambron has been fascinated with the WWII era since hearing her grandfather's stories of the war. She holds an art history degree from Indiana University and received the Outstanding Art History Student Award. Kristy writes WWII and Regency era fiction and has placed first in the 2013 NTRWA Great Expectations and 2012 FCRW Beacon contests, and is a 2013 Laurie finalist. Kristy makes her home in Indiana with her husband and three football-loving sons.

My Opinion

A Sparrow in Terezin is the second book in the A Hidden Masterpiece series from Kristy Cambron! I read the first one and this book is a continuation of the story of Sera and William and their friends from the Holocaust that they met in the last book. Therefore, I do recommend you read the first book in order to really get the most out of A Sparrow in Terezin.

With that said, this book was just as gripping, moving and interesting as her first book in the series. She really is able to tie in the two stories: modern day and Holocaust era without confusing or slowing down the story!

This is such a sad but interesting time in our world's history and Kristy Cambron does an amazing job of telling of the times and writing a great story at the same time! TWO THUMBS UP for this second book in the series! Highly recommend you read them both!

Buy It:

You can purchase A Sparrow in Terezin for $11.58 from Amazon.com

Bound together across time, two women will discover a powerful connection in Kristy Cambron's new book, A Sparrow in Terezin.

Connecting across a century through one little girl, a Holocaust survivor with a foot in each world, two women will discover a kinship that springs even in the darkest of times. In this tale of hope and survival, Sera and Kája must cling to the faith that sustains and fight to protect all they hold dear—even if it means placing their own futures on the line.

Kristy is celebrating by giving away a basket filled with goodies inspired by her new book!