The Keeper of Secrets
by:
Julie Thomas (author)
Julie Thomas,Paperback - Original, English-language edition,Pub by HarperCollins Publishers on 05-28-2013
Julie Thomas,Paperback - Original, English-language edition,Pub by HarperCollins Publishers on 05-28-2013
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780062240309 (0062240307)
Publish date: May 28th 2013
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 356
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Family,
World War II,
Music,
Holocaust,
Germany,
Classical Music
This is another book that I won for early review. It was a quick and easy read, and very enjoyable. It followed the now popular formula that I have been loving lately, a now and then plot line that comes together in the end. This one was a bit different though, in that a priceless violin was one ...
When child violin prodigy Daniel Horowitz learns the story of his family’s priceless violins that were lost during World War II, his mentor Rafael Gomez vows to help him discover what happened to them.“Don’t you see? It is the gift from your poppa. We must find that violin and we will find your he...
During the Nazi reign, millions of priceless artifacts were heedlessly taken from their original owners and used to decorate the large houses and offices of Party officials. Simon Horowitz’s father recognizes the danger and takes steps to protect his family’s heirlooms, include a priceless and very ...
Overall score: 3.5/5 stars."The Secret Keeper" is the story of two families (one German Jewish and the other Russian) who are bound together by a single, priceless instrument: a 1742 Guarneri del Gesu violin.The Horowitz family loses everything in the Holocaust, including the precious instrument ....