All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, 531 pages

A blind young French girl and her father, the keeper of the keys at a Parisian museum, flee their home as the German occupation of France begins in World War II. A young German orphan with an uncanny knack for radio technology quickly rises to the elite of Nazi training camps. A middle-aged Nazi jeweler is on the hunt for a legendary diamond that he believes can cure his ailments. The three stories cross, dance around each other, and intertwine in Doerr's beautifully written book. Told in short episodes at different times during the war, All the Light We Cannot See offers a tale of two children affected by World War II and how both became involved in something much bigger than they ever expected. This is simply a lovely book. No wonder it's so in demand.