She writes marvelous historical fiction for children, but there are times when you can see her formula at work.
However, Pennies for Hitler has proven to be a cut above the rest so far.
The story of young Georg fleeing Germany alone, in fear of his life just as WW2 is about to start, is engrossing and at times, almost poetic.
I give you pg 110 "Crashes shook the air - different crashes now, not the dull roar of bombs but long slow crumbles as buildings stopped trying to stand up."
and pg 147 "and that too high, too blue sky was new as well. A tiny cloud was creeping into it now, looking timid against all that blue."
pg 252 "The war dragged on, dragging the year with it".
Pennies for Hitler is a fine example of Jackie French at her best.
This is not a sequel to Hitler's Daughter. The only link is WW2 and the themes of identity, war and loss.
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ReplyDeleteI have a growing admiration for Jackie French. I've only scratched the tip of the surface of her historical fiction. I loved Nanberry last year, it was one of my favourite books of the year. I'm not familiar with this one, but will keep it in mind. I was wondering if it was related to Hitler's Daughter thanks for clarifying that.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite JF so far, is the first one I read when I started in the bookshop - A Rose for the ANZACS. It was a wonderful story about 3 girls who went to France to nurse during WW1 - I would highly recommend it if you haven't got to it already :-)
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