Review: The Daughter's Tale

The Daughter's Tale by Armando Lucas Correa
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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The Daughter’s Tale by Armando Lucas Correa is a beautifully written book based on true events. Written in two timelines, the story follows the life of Elise just before her birth in 1935 to her golden years in 2015. Elise was born in Germany at the eve of WWII to Jewish parents. She survived the war but it cost her almost everything. Now in her old age, she is visited by two strangers who deliver a bundle of old letters addressed to her sister Viera whom she has not seen or heard of since she was sent to by boat to Cuba in 1939. Meeting these strangers brings back the painful memories of her survival and all her losses.

I enjoyed the book a lot and would have given it a 5-heart rating if I did not feel that some parts of the book were incomplete. I felt sometimes that there could have been more details to help the reader understand how certain events happened (e.g. how did Julius cut his leg?) or how some parts of the book are related (e.g. the possible relation between Senor Soto and Elise’s time in the camp in Haute-Vienne) or why some decisions were made (e.g. why Claire took Elise and the suitcase to the village instead of leaving her hidden in the attic?). It is still a great read and I recommend it to all historical fiction lovers out there.

Thank you Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me an advanced reader’s copy of this fantastic book. The Daughter’s Tale by Armando Lucas Correa will be available at your favourite bookstore on May 7, 2019.

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