The Girl Who Never Gave Up
The Emerald Sisters #4
Kate Hewitt
Reviewed by Helen
Setting sail on the SS St Louis from Hamburg to Havana was supposed to be the start of a new life for Rachel Blau and her husband Franz getting away from Germany and the persecution of Jews, but it never happened instead they found themselves being sent to the Netherlands, neither spoke Dutch and their hopes for a bright future were squashed especially when not long after the Nazis crossed the border, will Rachel ever meet up with the friends she made on the ship in Paris after the war?
Their life in The Netherlands is fraught with danger and uncertainty, Rachel and Franz are having their problems, Rachel gets a job firstly in a bakery then as a teacher of two small girls but as the Nazis take over the town, they make friends with Corrie Ten Bloom and her family and when the time comes they help them be safe for a short while but sadly they soon end up being taken captive and end up at Auschwitz, separated, Rachel is heartbroken, will they ever make it out safe and what about the baby she is carrying?
This last book in the series is a story that was heart-wrenching to read but the strength and courage that is shown by Rachel had me cheering her on in such difficult circumstances, what she and Franz went through not to mention the other characters as well, but I loved this story and the finish of the series, will all of The Emerald Sisters make their rendezvous at Henri’s Café in Paris?
This is one story and series that I highly recommend, yes I cried lots of tears but there were also lots of cheers and smiles, thank you Kate Hewitt for and another fabulous story and series.
My thanks to Bookouture and Netgally for my copy to read and review.
Their life in The Netherlands is fraught with danger and uncertainty, Rachel and Franz are having their problems, Rachel gets a job firstly in a bakery then as a teacher of two small girls but as the Nazis take over the town, they make friends with Corrie Ten Bloom and her family and when the time comes they help them be safe for a short while but sadly they soon end up being taken captive and end up at Auschwitz, separated, Rachel is heartbroken, will they ever make it out safe and what about the baby she is carrying?
This last book in the series is a story that was heart-wrenching to read but the strength and courage that is shown by Rachel had me cheering her on in such difficult circumstances, what she and Franz went through not to mention the other characters as well, but I loved this story and the finish of the series, will all of The Emerald Sisters make their rendezvous at Henri’s Café in Paris?
This is one story and series that I highly recommend, yes I cried lots of tears but there were also lots of cheers and smiles, thank you Kate Hewitt for and another fabulous story and series.
My thanks to Bookouture and Netgally for my copy to read and review.
5 stars
January 30, 2025 by Bookouture
