Written by Carly Schabowski
A Compelling
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| Published by | Boldwood Books (4 Nov. 2024) |
| Genre | Jewish Fiction |
| Pages | 312 |
| ASIN | B0D8KC78S4 |
| ISBN-10 | 1836034970 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1836034971 |
My thanks to Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for the invitation to join this blog tour and also to Carly Schabowsk, the author, and her publisher Boldwood Books for a free digital copy of
The Girl With The Red Ribbon to review.
The Girl With The Red Ribbon to review.
The blurb:
The Girl With The Red Ribbon1939, Poland. An extraordinary young woman vows revenge on the Nazis after her family are murdered…
Ania hears the explosion of gunshots before she sees the Nazi soldiers approach her beloved home. Her family don’t have time to run, but she does. Hiding nearby, she listens to her sister’s screams and – stroking the red ribbon she keeps tied around her wrist – she begins to plot her revenge…
Taunted her whole life for being smarter than anyone else in the village, now living in war-torn Poland, being governed by Nazis who think Poles are subhuman and women only good for one thing… Ania now only has her wits to rely on, if she's going to survive.
But then she comes across a group of misfits all rejected by the resistance movement for bringing too much risk with them – a scarred Jewish man, a madwoman, a gypsy, and a quiet, handsome Russian soldier. And Ania realizes she alone has the power to unite them. Together, they will destroy each and every one of the people who took everything from her.
The Nazis have no idea what – or who – they are up against. And they’re about to discover that no one should cross a woman who has nothing to lose…
Inspired by an incredible true story from the author’s own family, comes an absolutely gripping story about courage and sacrifice in the darkest days of war.
Historical Fiction
Dual Time Line
My thoughts:
I was drawn to The Girl With The Red Ribbon by the evocative cover and the strong blurb which ticked a number of boxes for me: historical-fiction inspired by true events, and set partly during WWII. It definitely sounded like a story I'd enjoy. The Girl With The Red Ribbon is a dual-timeline story set in 1940's Poland during WWII and latterly in 1969. It is told mainly in the first person from the perspective of Ania Sobolewska, a strange young woman, who is small for age and seems devoid of emotion. She tells us about her life and motivation, not only to survive the war but to avenge the deaths of her father and sister. Along the way she picks up four other damaged individuals who are also just trying to survive.
The main characters have flaws which set them apart from most people and they rely on their own wits to survive and look out for each other. Despite feeling the pace was a little slow at times, I could not put the book down for fear of missing an important piece of information. I was interested by the Polish custom of photographing the dead and learning about Polish farmers being driven off their land. But it was the bonds which kept the five damaged characters together which really held my interest in this compelling but heart-breaking story.
I would highly recommend The Girl With The Red Ribbon to readers, who like me, enjoy fact-based historical fiction and stories set during WWII.
| Author Bio – Carly Schabowski | |
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Carly is the USA Today bestseller of historical fiction novels The Ringmaster's Daughter, The Watchmaker of Dachau, The Rainbow, The Note, All the Courage We Have Found, The Secret She Kept, The Postcard, The Winter Child, The Girl with the Red Ribbon, and the novella, It is something to have been. |
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| Social Media Links – | |
| BookBub Profile | https://www.bookbub.com/authors/carly-schabowski |
| @carlyschabowskiauthor | |
| Facebook Author Page | @carly.schabowski |
| X | @carlyschab11 |
| Newsletter | https://bit.ly/CarlySchabowskiNews |
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