The Road Beyond Ruin

Posted on 05 August 2018 by Gemma Liviero

For some people in post World War II Germany, the battle is not over.August 1945 As Stefano, an Italian POW, heads toward home across war ravaged Germany, he encounters a young child beside his dead mother Unable to leave him to an unknown fate, Stefano takes the boy with him, finding refuge in a seemingly abandoned house in a secluded woodland.But the house is far from vacant Stefano wakes at the arrival of its owner, Erich, a former German soldier, who invites the travelers to stay until they can find safe passage home Stefano cautiously agrees, intrigued by the disarming German, his reclusive neighbor Rosalind, and her traumatized husband, Georg Stefano is also drawn to Monique, the girl in a photograph on Rosalind s wall, who went missing during the war.But when he discovers letters written by Monique, a darker truth emerges This place of refuge could be one of reckoning, and the secrets of the past might prevent the travelers from ever getting home. Download The Road Beyond Ruin author Gemma Liviero – kino-fada.fr For the past several months I have despaired of finding a good WWII novel I would have even settled for a decent one But alas All that seemed to flood the market were tales of tepid romance set against the war as nothingthan wallpaper of silly female spies without the sense to come in out of the rain, much less slink around unsuccessfully in enemy territory equally vapid women running errands for the French Resistance which was apparently as numerous as the entire US army andHa For the past several months I have despaired of finding a good WWII novel I would have even settled for a decent one But alas All that seemed to flood the market were tales of tepid romance set against the war as nothingthan wallpaper of silly female spies without the sense to come in out of the rain, much less slink around unsuccessfully in enemy territory equally vapid women running errands for the French Resistance which was apparently as numerous as the entire US army andHarlequin romances andtales where it was painfully clear that the authors had confined their research to a couple of suspect Wiki articles.So what s a reader to do Like the answer to my please, send me a good WWII book prayer, I find this jewel nestling among the all too frequent dross of the First Reads Certainly, I was skeptical, as a reader would naturally be after being burned so often, and I nearly went for the suspense category But I took the chance.Wowza This is precisely what I d been wanting a complex tale of pe...The Road Beyond Ruin, by Gemma Liviero, was one of my Kindle First picks.This story is set during and after WWII The stories of Erich, Rosalind and Georg, Monique, and Stefano It is a tale of their time during the war and what becomes of their lives after I ve been drawn to historical novels lately, especially those set during the WWII era, no particular reason other ...As a child in the 1960 s and 70 s it never occurred to me their wasto the story of the end of World War II than the news reel clips and photos I saw of happy people cheering, and grateful European civilians thanking American GI s for liberating them What we learned in school didn t paint any clearer of a picture There was something called, The Marshall Plan by which the good ol US of A single handedly, through the goodness of our hearts set all of Europe back on the road to prosperity As a child in the 1960 s and 70 s it never occurred to me their wasto the story of the end of World War II than the news reel clips and photos I saw of happy people cheering, and grateful European civilians thanking American GI s for liberating them What we learned in school didn t paint any clearer of a picture There was something called, The Marshall Plan by which the good ol US of A single handedly, through the goodness of our hearts set all of Europe back on the road to prosperity There was some controversy about this plan, but I don t understand it, and it s almost time for recess, and I have to figure out if I can hang out with Mary Sorenson s crowd today or if this is one of those days I am a pariah, so forget Europe Their fine n...Complex, multi layered, brilliant story telling The English translation from French is excellent A handful of survivors from Berlin and Italy converge in the immediate aftermath of WWII Included are a psychotic SS offic...I wanted to love itThis is very vivid with details without getting gory Historically good information and felt realistic My big problem was that it was not in order She didn t reveal information unless it suited the situation, in attempt to keep it mysterious It only led to a very untidy, confusing, rushed ending She didn t transition well between new characters and didn t reveal purposes for being there It forced myself to read 95% of this book because I really wanted to like it WWII set I wanted to love itThis is very vivid with details without getting gory Historically good information and felt realistic My big problem was that it was not in order She didn t reveal information unless it suited the situation, in attempt to keep it mysterious It only led to a very untidy, confusing, rushed ending She didn t transition well between new characters and didn t reveal purposes for being there It forced myself to read 95% of this book because I really wanted to ...Gemma Liviero has written a powerful story of family, friends and enemies attempting to survive atrocities and make it home alive after WW II has ended Of German and Italian allegiance, both as allies and the resistance to Nazi horrors, they seek vengeance to wrongdoings done by each The author uses flashbacks in time to tell the story of each character This particular version is an audiobook, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld and Angelo Diloreto Plenty of suspense and surprises keep the reader Gem...I have thought long and hard about this book I found it very difficult to read But, in the end my thoughts are these.First, I loved the heart of the book I have read many novels about the war itself But this is the first book that I have read having to do with the aftermath and how affected the populat...Oh, this book I chose this as myFirst Reads pick, and it was so good THE ROAD BEYOND RUIN is a historical fiction novel set in Germany during WWII I was captured from the first page and read well past my bedtime because I ...I hated this book.This was my December pick forFirst Reads, and I so wish I had gone with something different I m usually a huge fan of historical fiction, but this was just not good at all.I m a fairly intuitive reader, so I usually have a good idea of where a plot is headed before it gets there I m usually happy to be surprised This, however, is only the case if the plot twist is well executed.This book has a few twists, but they are so poorly thought out that it makes what could ha I hated this book.This was my December pick forFirst Reads, and I so wish I had gone with somethin...So confusing that I have to re read this book Overall, the story is fascinating well told except that the author made it a difficult to understand read Each chapter focused on a different character And each character s story in each chapter went back in time.Now, focusing on different characters in each chapter is acceptable And going back in time is also acceptable BUT mixing the two together gets very, very confusing.By the end, I was totally confused so just went with the stor So confusing that I have to re read this book Overall, the story is fascinating well told except that the author made it a difficult to understand read Each chapter focused on a different character And each character s story in each chapter went back in time.Now, focusing on different characters in each chapter is acceptable And going back in time is also acceptable BUT mixing the two tog...

05 August 2018

Gemma Liviero