Doerr, author of the excellent short-story collection, The Shell Collector, wowed
readers and critics with his novel that tells the story of Marie-Laure
and Werner, two young people caught in the war, both ending up in the
island town of St. Malo. Marie-Laure, who lost her sight at a young age,
flees to the island with her father as Paris falls to the German army.
Father and daughter eventually become separated, and Marie-Laure must
learn to navigate the world without him. Werner, an orphan separated
from his sister by the war, tries to cope with his role of invading
soldier.We read this for our monthly book discussion in February.
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