I chose to read this book because I recalled reading it when I was a child and distinctly remember it making an impact on my little heart. I think I even might have cried... The story is fascinating- and it's especially remarkable that most of the details are true! I love the part about humble King Christian X, the king of Denmark at the time of the Nazi takeover, who rode the streets of Denmark on his horse greeting his people. I wish I could have lived to see such a time, minus the war and terror from the Nazis. The story of the Dutch people is quite remarkable too. Their bravery and courage during the war is unmatched by any other group of people. I loved the true story about King Christian- that when a Nazis soldier asked a young boy where his body guards were (he would go out to greet the people alone), the young boy said that all of Denmark was his body guard. I wish I could have seen the guards face at such a remark!
The story is written in such a way that my attention is held throughout; it's a "I just have to know what happens next" kind of story. I find the fact about the hanky the fisherman carried in the book, that contained cocaine and rabbits blood to keep the German dog's from finding the run away Jews, especially interesting. It's these little surprise details that solve mysteries in the reader's mind that make the book so good, plus the noble characters.
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