Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye.
The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
Why I have it: Spotted in Paula’s weekly round-up.
Summary: Berlin, November 1938. Otto Silbermann, a respected businessman who fought for Germany in the Great War, is forced to sneak out of his own home, fearful of being exposed as a Jew despite his Aryan looks. He boards a train, and begins a frantic odyssey across Germany, as he searches for an escape.
I’m thinking: Yes
Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud
Why I have it: Not sure.
Summary: After Betty Ramdin’s husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son. Over time, the three become a family. One fateful night, a secret is revealed which breaks the three apart.
I’m thinking: No.
The Phone Box at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina
Why I have it: Heard about a documentary on the phone box and thought this was nonfiction (it’s not).
Summary: When Yui loses her mother and daughter in the tsunami, she wonders how she will ever carry on. She hears about a man who has an old telephone box in his garden. There, those who have lost loved ones find the strength to speak to them and begin to come to terms with their grief.
I’m thinking: No (still want to track down the doco).
Love after Love was one of those rare books that scored well with everyone in our quite diverse book group: I’d give it a go! The phone Box I found unexpectedly touching and I’m glad I read it. But I’m attracted to your only ‘yes’ this week, and will try to source The Passenger.
I’m very keen to read The passenger and have been undecided about Love After Love myself.
The Passenger would get my vote too. Love all the covers though!
Love After Love is very good but also a lot darker than I expected; really heartbreaking. I almost couldn’t forgive Persaud for what happens with some of the characters.