If I could give this more than 5 stars, I would because it deserves far more than 5.
Alina is living in Poland during the time the Nazi invasion occurs during World War 2. She is the youngest of her family and spoiled as well as engaged to Tomasz. The war makes her go from this spoiled little seventeen girl into a woman who learns through her trials, poverty, and a new bitter world.
Alice is living in 2019 and her Babcia (grandmother) suffered a stroke and is hospitalized. Her grandmother asks her to go to Poland to find out a mystery of what she left behind. This causes problems for Alice because she doesn’t know exactly what her grandmother wants from her because her grandmother cannot speak due to the stroke. So, she uses Alice’s iPad to communicate off an app that is used for Alice’s autistic son, Eddie.
How will Alina and Alice’s life interwine?
This story was beyond beautiful and well crafted. There was so much growth in both characters and the people surrounding them. Be sure to grab tissues because the end will make you emotional.