The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer

 

A part of history I knew of, but I learned so much more.

Ms. Rimmel detailed the horrors of living in the Warsaw Ghetto with no food, no water, or the necessities of life.

Elzbieta and her family are well off if you can say that, and she begins working with Sara a nurse and social worker who lives upstairs. They also have been smuggling children out of the Ghetto.

Roman lives in the Warsaw Ghetto and is tired of what is going on but most tired of his family having to starve and dig through the trash for morsels of food so he begins to help with the cause. 

We follow these characters throughout the war and after.

You will feel the terror, the anger, the desperation, and at times some hope that the characters are dealing with.

THE WARSAW ORPHAN is very heart wrenching but very well written, researched, and educational.

The political information became a bit much, but the story line still held my interest because I wanted to see how the lives of the characters turned out.

If you are a fan of historical fiction during this time period, you will be drawn in as well. 4/5

This book was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.