A Boy in Winter

From the award winning author of the Booker Prize short listed The Dark Room a startling portrait of the Nazis arrival in Ukraine as they move to implement the final solution.Otto Pohl, an engineer overseeing construction of a German road in Ukraine, awakens to the unexpected sight of SS men herding hundreds of Jews into an old brick factory Inside the factory, Ephraim anxiously scans the growing crowd, looking for his two sons As anxious questions swirl around him Where are they taking us How long will we be gone he can t quell the suspicion that it would be just like his oldest son to hole up somewhere instead of lining up for the Germans, and just like his youngest to follow.Yasia, a farmer s daughter who has come into town to sell produce, sees two young boys slinking through the shadows of the deserted streets and decides to offer them shelter As these lives become and intertwined Rachel Seiffert s prose rich with a rare compassion, courage, and emotional depth, an unflinching story is told of survival, of conflicting senses of duty, of the oppressive power of fear and the possibility of courage in the face of terror. New Download Kindle ePUB A Boy in Winter author Rachel Seiffert – kino-fada.fr I held my breath at one point a littlethan halfway through this short but extremely powerful story I was stunned, perhaps expecting it, but not ready for it Who could be, really Certainly not the crowd of Jews rounded up by the Nazis in this small town in Ukraine in 1941 as the German occupation begins Everything that happens before this slowly leads up to it and everything after it is burdened by it A few days in the lives of a few people, experiencing fear and confusion, the desire I held my breath at one point a littlethan halfway through this short but extremely powerful story I was stunned, perhaps expecting it, but not ready for it Who could be, really Certainly not the crowd of Jews rounded up by the Nazis in this small town in Ukraine in 1941 as the German occupation begins Everything that happens before this slowly leads up to it and everything after it is burdened by it A few days in the lives of a few people, experiencing fear and confusion, the desire to survive, to save oneself and loved ones is seen through the eyes of a Jewish family, a farm girl, and a German engineer in charge of building roads I can t manage to find any other words besides heartbreaking, gut wrenching but there are touching...The Ukraine, 1941, the Germans arrive to round up the Jews, and five different characters will be caught up in the horror and terror of these days A young girl from the countryside trying to locate her boyfriend, two Jewish boys who run away rather than reporting to the warehouse as the Germans ordered, a engineer hired to build the roads and the young man, escaping from the defeated Russian army, who makes a very bad decision.This is a sparingly written novel, a novel that needs to be taken as The Ukraine, 1941, the Germans arrive to round up the Jews, and five different characters will be caught up in the horror and terror of these days A young girl from the countryside trying to locate her boyfriend, two Jewish boys who run away rather than reporting to the warehouse as the Germans ordered, a engineer hired to build the roads and the young man, escaping from the defeated Russian army, who makes a very bad decision.This is a s...3.5 Stars Beautifully written, vivid prose that is effective in its storytelling as it is in its depiction of war and its ugliness A boy in winter is a novel set in the Ukraine in 1941 after the retreat of the Soviet Army and the arrival of the German Soldiers who are greeted by the peasants with food in the hope that life under German occupation may betolerable than that endured under Soviet collectivisation A short but powerful story, dark and yet hopeful a story where human kindness 3.5 Stars Beautifully written, vivid prose that is effective in its storytelling as it is in its depiction of war and its ugliness A boy in winter is a novel set...A slim novel that only hints at the atrocities of World War II The narrative finds traction shortly before it concludes This elongated short story about compassion and quiet rebellion offers glimpses of sobering prose but is ultimately ineffectual Video review forthcoming.The sheer barbarity and unthinkable horror of the Holocaust begs a question how should literary writers, most of whom were not alive in those times, portray such a heinous event in literature Some use their art to transcend the Holocaust and prove that in the arc of history, art will always trump evil among these works are White Hotel, Mischling, and Zone of Interest The vast majority of works, however, exploit it to provide readers with a sense of moral outrage combined with a satisfying se The sheer barbarity and unthinkable horror of the Holocaust begs a question how should literary writers, most of whom were not alive in those times, portray such a heinous event in literature Some use their art to transcend the Holocaust and prove ...This is a powerful story told in superb fashion Seiffert manages to bring forward many aspects of German brutality against Jews and others in the Ukraine shortly after the invasion of Russia Her choice of characters to present the story is outstanding, her prose is spare yet descriptive not a word wasted , and the plot is compelling Seiffert brilliantly trusts the reader to add the parts she does not tell, which enhances the reading experience mightily.There is also the intriguing way she us This is a powerful story told in superb fashion Seiffert manages to bring forward many aspects of German brutality aga...Finished Women s Prize for Fiction 2018 longlisted A Boy In Winter this morning with my new giant mug Wasn t sure about this one at first as it s quite slow yet flits suddenly between characters There s a very haunting section in the middle and the final third really f...I really enjoyed the clear, sparse writing, and the descriptions of the landscape, especially towards the end of the book It was in the final third that it really picked up for me, even though sometimes I felt I wantedfocus on particular characters The horrors of what happened in the Ukranian town were very well handled perfectly underplayed so that much was left to my imagination But early in the novel I felt like the tension was a little lacking, with a lot of time spent with not mu I really enjoyed the clear, sparse writing, and the descriptions of the landscape, especially towards the end of the book It was in the final third that it really picked up for me, eve...Possibly the best thing I ve read this year Clean, clear writing that was an uncomplicated pleasure to read The story itself is heartrending and compellingly good, at times unputdownable if extremely disturbing in places Highly recommend.I read this book due to its longlisting for the 2018 Women s Prize It had overlap with two books I have already this year, both non fictional although one written in close to a fictional style, and both motivated by family connections to some of the most terrible events of the twentieth century.Maybe Esther A Family Story by Katja Petrowskaja born in Ukraine to a Russian speaking Jewish descended but now non religious and Soviet family, as she picks her way through the rubble of history to I read this book due to its longlisting for the 2018 Women s Prize It had overlap with two books I have already this year, both non fictional although one written in close to a fictional style, and both motivated by family connections to some of t...

• English
• 01 September 2017
Rachel Seiffert
• Hardcover
• 256 pages
• 0307908836
• Rachel Seiffert
• A Boy in Winter