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Summary: A Towering Testament to Love
Review: "The Hours After" is a towering testament to a love born of the horrors of the Holocaust. The eloquent letters shared by the Kleins during a harrowing, year-long separation before they could be married, speak glowingly of a love that neither time nor distance could diminish. In addition, we gain penetrating insights into the post-World War II societal adjustments made by Europeans and Americans alike. This book is a fitting, memorable sequel to Mrs. Klein's best-seller, "All But My Life."
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Summary: A romantic, touching book
Review: I am actually not finished with this book, but because I can't put it down, I want to post my review. I read "All But My Life" and was so touched by Gerda's experiences during the Holocaust. I especially loved the ending, when an American soldier liberated Gerda and her friends. The soldier helped nurse Gerda back to health, and the two evenutally were married. "The Hours After", which picks up where "All But My Life" ends, allows the reader to better understand the friendship, love, and devotion between Gerda and Kurt. I have read many Holocaust books, and "All But MY Life" and "The Hours After" are the best. You have to read this book!
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Summary: THIS BOOKS AMAZES IT READERS!! TRUE STORY OF COURAGE.
Review: I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO EVERYONE. THE STORY OF GERDA SHOWS HOW THINGS CAN CHANGE SO FAST IN A SPLIT SECOND. THIS STORY IS A REMINDER HOW IN LIFE WE SHOULD NOT WASTE A MOMENT TO ENJOY IT WITH OUR FAMILIES. IT AMAZES ME HOW GERDA HAD SO MUCH COURAGE TO CONTINUE IN SITUATIONS THAT WERE SIMPY AWFUL.
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Summary: okay
Review: I think this was a okay book. It was very boring and kind of dragged. But I do like there love story, it was very touching.
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Summary: This deserves more stars!
Review: Just when you think that the world today is a cold/harsh place and people are uncaring, a story comes along to challenge your thinking. "The Hours After" is one such book. Gerda faced the ultimate horrors of the Holocaust and near death, losing family in the process. When you are at the depths of misery with her, an angel by the name of Kurt comes along to rescue her and nurse her back to health. Ah, but all doesn't end so nice and neat in times of war. Instead of giving up on each other, they correspond back and forth until at long last they are finally reunited and then married. I went through a lot of tissues on this one. Last year, I was fortunate enough to meet these two incredible people who by chance were signing copies of this book at a social studies conference. While observing them, you could just feel the love and warmth they exuded.
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Summary: This deserves more stars!
Review: Just when you think that the world today is a cold/harsh place and people are uncaring, a story comes along to challenge your thinking. "The Hours After" is one such book. Gerda faced the ultimate horrors of the Holocaust and near death, losing family in the process. When you are at the depths of misery with her, an angel by the name of Kurt comes along to rescue her and nurse her back to health. Ah, but all doesn't end so nice and neat in times of war. Instead of giving up on each other, they correspond back and forth until at long last they are finally reunited and then married. I went through a lot of tissues on this one. Last year, I was fortunate enough to meet these two incredible people who by chance were signing copies of this book at a social studies conference. While observing them, you could just feel the love and warmth they exuded.
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Summary: First hand, personal account of post WW II liberation
Review: We typically don't write or receive personal letters anymore. That is just one of many reasons why this book, with the different life experiences Kurt and Gerda W. Klein had during the war, is so compelling. Imagine this 25 yr. old U.S. serviceman helping this young woman, who had grown from adolescence to adulthood on a Nazi death march, come to grips with who she is and what's to become of her. The book provides a first hand account and perspective through their letters to eachother, as the hopeful re-building of countries and lives is surrounding them. This is a must read, especially poignant in the tenuous world situation we all find ourselves in, post Sept. 11th. The fact that these two young people married and built a life together is a wonderful love story.
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Summary: First hand, personal account of post WW II liberation
Review: We typically don't write or receive personal letters anymore. That is just one of many reasons why this book, with the different life experiences Kurt and Gerda W. Klein had during the war, is so compelling. Imagine this 25 yr. old U.S. serviceman helping this young woman, who had grown from adolescence to adulthood on a Nazi death march, come to grips with who she is and what's to become of her. The book provides a first hand account and perspective through their letters to eachother, as the hopeful re-building of countries and lives is surrounding them. This is a must read, especially poignant in the tenuous world situation we all find ourselves in, post Sept. 11th. The fact that these two young people married and built a life together is a wonderful love story.
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