w00t!

[zouzounaki]

Yay, my sister's book has customer reviews over on Amazon.com: T4 by Ann LeZotte! It is, apparently, a "pithy, piercing book!" This is starting to get really, really exciting!

The official summary:

It is 1939. Paula Becker, thirteen years old and deaf, lives with her family in a rural German town. As rumors swirl of disabled children quietly disappearing, a priest comes to her family's door with an offer to shield Paula from an uncertain fate. When the sanctuary he offers is fleeting, Paula needs to call upon all her strength to stay one step ahead of the Nazis.

My favorite quote from a review:

Ms. LeZotte manages to meld history's big picture and Paula's little story into one narrative, the greatest challenge for historical fiction. History is nearer after one reads this book, through the eyes of one young woman. The straight, strong voice of the Deaf rings through these pages, and the spirit of all persecuted people burns here, flare-bright.

Peace, Ghani

Comments

[shipotl.livejournal.com]

Very positive reviews, how wonderful!

When is it released?

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

It's set for September 22nd, just two days before my sis's 39th birthday, so it kind of makes it doubly exciting! :-D

It's weird and kind of...stunning in the most literal sense to read other people's reviews; I've lived with the book so long, reading and re-reading it, that to have it hit home that it's going to be published is just...mind-boggling!

Hugs! :-D

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

WOW that is so exciting!! Congrats to her!! :)

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :-D

[moetushie]

Oh, wow how wonderful for your sister! :D

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :-D

[may-child.livejournal.com]

Oh that is so exciting! Congratulations to Ann!

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

Hugs! Thank you for the card! I forwarded to Ann so she could look at it at work!

[timescout.livejournal.com]

Wow! I'm so going to get this once it's out. I love most things set in WW2 as it is. :)

Would it be available in the bookshops in Oct?

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

It will be available in October and I highly encourage you to buy it and read! But then, I'm very biased, ha! :-D