If you have not read the author’s first two novels, it will not affect reading this book as a stand alone. The mirror in the bathroom was too high for me, other than that we had no complaints whatsoever and would definitely stay here again. Please ask for it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed on it. Lena’s story starts before the war and takes us into hiding, and then the ghetto, and lands us in the Auschwitz death march. His vivid descriptions of the atrocities of war were interwoven with a story that immediately drew me in.

There are many issues raised in the book that would make it a good choice for a Book Club, some regarding the modern day portions of the novel others about the historical behavior and issues discussed in the Holocaust portion.Every time I read about what happened to the Jews, during that time, I wonder if any of my ancestors suffered in those ways.

There are two parts to the story, the recounting by Lena, of her experiences during the Nazi occupation and the court battle that she and her lawyer/detective team are undergoing in present time. She comes into Liam’s private detective office, but she demands that his wife, Catherine, be present to hear the story. It was my first visit to the Vatican, most of us where there for the first time so it was amazing to share that experience. His practice has taken him to several international venues, including villages in Poland that inspired his first novel, Once We Were Brothers.But Holocaust stories need to be told and retold as, it seems, humanity has failed to learn anything from its history. Readers who crave more books like Balson’s Once We Were Brothers and Kristin Hannah’s bestselling The Nightingale will be enthralled by Karolina’s Twins. Her selfish son, Arthur wants to declare her unfit and delusional about the existence of her friend Karolina's twins and take over her fortune and control her life. In many salons, the time booked for a treatment will include the consultation, meaning that the actual treatment time is reduced. Husband and wife team, Liam and Catherine, a private investigator and attorney respectively are solicited by Lena to help her.