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Cargando... Fay's Warpor Rosalie Simons
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The year is 1940. Fay Abrams is a salesgirl in a Mayfair hat shop. But Fay is no ordinary girl. She sees things before they happen and forbidden by her mother to speak about the visions that have clouded her life since she was a child, she has learnt to stay silent. Now, with the threat of invasion on everyone's mind, with the war coming closer to home, she must speak up. Lives could be saved. In a climate of prejudice and suspicion, a Jewish girl from Willesden, becomes the target of attention. Followed, watched, threatened with imprisonment, suspected of being in league with the enemy, she discovers that she's not the first member of her family to be plagued by visions. From the privileged lives of Mayfair's aristocracy to the neglected tenants of Stepney, from nights sheltering in luxury at the Savoy to nights huddled in an Anderson shelter, Fay's War is a vivid account of life in wartime London. It's a story of courage, class distinction and family secrets. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Fay Abrams is a young Jewish woman in London during the Second World War. She has experienced visions all her life and has kept them secret but as the Phony War is ending her visions are becoming more frequent and more horrific and the need to share them is becoming more and more urgent. This novel deals with what happens when a secret with such potential is finally made public and the repercussions of past events and traumas on the future.
This is a truly fascinating story told very well. Its main focus is Fay but it has a couple of intriguing subplots relating to prejudice and friendship which are a great accompaniment to Fay's story. Its details of the Jewish experience in London during the Second World War are interesting and not something I have come across before but which I would love to explore further. Another interesting feature of this story is the details of life during the Phony War and how abruptly it all changed with the start of the London Blitz and of how the London population coped with its early days.
It is a true joy to find a new take on such a frequently used a theme and to find it in such a skilfully written form. Highly recommended. (