From Goodreads:
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things, My Sister’s Keeper, and House Rules comes an astonishing and complex novel that proves some stories live forever.
Mourning the passing of her mother, Sage Singer decides to attend a grief support group. She doesn’t expect to start an unlikely friendship with an elderly man also attending. Josef Weber is a beloved, retired teacher and Little League coach. Together they attempt to heal.
But one day he asks Sage for a favor: to kill him. Shocked, Sage refuses but then he confesses his darkest and long-buried secret, one that irrevocably changes Sage’s worldview. She suddenly finds herself facing questions she never expected, such as what do you do when evil lives next door? Can someone who’s committed a truly heinous act ever atone for it with subsequent good behavior? Should you offer forgiveness to someone if you aren’t the party who was wronged? And most of all, if Sage even considers his request, is it murder or justice? The Storyteller explores these issues and more in this “profound and moving novel about secrets, lies, and how the power of stories can change the course of history” (Shelf Awareness).
Mourning the passing of her mother, Sage Singer decides to attend a grief support group. She doesn’t expect to start an unlikely friendship with an elderly man also attending. Josef Weber is a beloved, retired teacher and Little League coach. Together they attempt to heal.
But one day he asks Sage for a favor: to kill him. Shocked, Sage refuses but then he confesses his darkest and long-buried secret, one that irrevocably changes Sage’s worldview. She suddenly finds herself facing questions she never expected, such as what do you do when evil lives next door? Can someone who’s committed a truly heinous act ever atone for it with subsequent good behavior? Should you offer forgiveness to someone if you aren’t the party who was wronged? And most of all, if Sage even considers his request, is it murder or justice? The Storyteller explores these issues and more in this “profound and moving novel about secrets, lies, and how the power of stories can change the course of history” (Shelf Awareness).
My Thoughts and Review:
I won a copy of this book in a Facebook giveaway over the holidays. I finally got around to reading it at the end of March. I am trying to be more active sharing things with you, so here is my review from March.
This is an amazing tale about WWII survivors. Sage is the descendant of a Concentration camp survivor. When she meets Josef, who does his best to convince her he was a Nazi soldier in WWII.
I am not usually a big fan of WWII novels. There have been a few here and there that I have enjoyed. This one by far surpasses them all. Each of the characters is written with so much detail to their personalities. Including the cashier at the bakery who only speaks in hiaku. The details in Josef's and Minka's stories are impressive. I enjoyed the different views of the Holocaust.
This is a must read.
I am not usually a big fan of WWII novels. There have been a few here and there that I have enjoyed. This one by far surpasses them all. Each of the characters is written with so much detail to their personalities. Including the cashier at the bakery who only speaks in hiaku. The details in Josef's and Minka's stories are impressive. I enjoyed the different views of the Holocaust.
This is a must read.
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