"War is not women's history," Virginia Woolf observed. But when confronted with it, members of that sex have summoned levels of courage and resourcefulness to rival those of any military commander. In A Train In Winter, Caroline Moorehead focuses on a group of women worthy of particular awe, both for the bravery they demonstrated and the brutality they endured.
The शीर्षक refers to a vehicle that in January 1943 transported 230 women — all members of the French Resistance battling the German occupation of their country — to Nazi death camps. They ranged in age from 15 to 68, in occupation from scientists to housewives. Many had already लॉस्ट husbands, प्रेमी and other family members; द्वारा the end of World War II, only 49 of the female prisoners themselves remained.
Moorehead, a biographer and journalist noted for her emphasis on human rights, traces the lives and deaths of all her subjects with unswerving candor and compassion. The book is divided into two parts; the first is drier, carefully tracing the individual backgrounds of the women (most of whom were not Jewish) and the circumstances that led them to risk so much. Committed communists and Gaullists and naïve schoolgirls use their wits, and occasionally their charms, to defy the Germans and their Vichy collaborators. They प्रकाशित करे anti-Nazi writings, carry messages and weapons and help Jews to safety, even as conditions grow और treacherous.
The सेकंड part follows the women through their time in the camps and its aftermath, and is not for the faint of heart. Children are torn from mothers and ripped apart द्वारा dogs; all manner of sickness and squalor is recounted in excruciating detail. The fierce camaraderie that sustains the women is captured just as vividly, but there are no real happy endings; even the survivors emerge physically and psychologically ravaged.
Still, A Train In Winter is reassuring for what it reveals about the resilience of the human spirit. In Moorehead's telling, neither evil nor good is banal; and if the latter doesn't always triumph, it certainly inspires.
The शीर्षक refers to a vehicle that in January 1943 transported 230 women — all members of the French Resistance battling the German occupation of their country — to Nazi death camps. They ranged in age from 15 to 68, in occupation from scientists to housewives. Many had already लॉस्ट husbands, प्रेमी and other family members; द्वारा the end of World War II, only 49 of the female prisoners themselves remained.
Moorehead, a biographer and journalist noted for her emphasis on human rights, traces the lives and deaths of all her subjects with unswerving candor and compassion. The book is divided into two parts; the first is drier, carefully tracing the individual backgrounds of the women (most of whom were not Jewish) and the circumstances that led them to risk so much. Committed communists and Gaullists and naïve schoolgirls use their wits, and occasionally their charms, to defy the Germans and their Vichy collaborators. They प्रकाशित करे anti-Nazi writings, carry messages and weapons and help Jews to safety, even as conditions grow और treacherous.
The सेकंड part follows the women through their time in the camps and its aftermath, and is not for the faint of heart. Children are torn from mothers and ripped apart द्वारा dogs; all manner of sickness and squalor is recounted in excruciating detail. The fierce camaraderie that sustains the women is captured just as vividly, but there are no real happy endings; even the survivors emerge physically and psychologically ravaged.
Still, A Train In Winter is reassuring for what it reveals about the resilience of the human spirit. In Moorehead's telling, neither evil nor good is banal; and if the latter doesn't always triumph, it certainly inspires.
This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love.
Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves The Clan of the Cave Bear.
Besides the book there was a movie in the 80's starring Daryl Hanna (Kill bill).
Totally Amazing!! Every Woman Should read it!!
The Story
While पढ़ना the novel, I did not quite understand the story and it was not until the सेकंड half of the story that I managed to understand. It telling us to follow our dreams if a person desires for it!
The Characters
Santiago (or the Boy in this story) is a very likable character because he manage to understand what the Alchemist is telling despite being relatively young, he is my favourite character out of the novel!
The other characters like the Englishman and just to name a few are very ambiguous, if आप ask me.
Is It Worth Reading?
Yes, I highly recommend this book for those who have not read it yet!
J.K. Rowlings world of harry potter is fantstic!!! She took everything we know about कल्पना लेखन and bended it into a oposite realitiy called harry potter. We all know stories of werwolves, but professer lupin, a teacher at Hogwarts, is a freindly one with a background of mystery. J.K. Rowling made it clear that he is a character to like. All of her characters are eteremly likeable, even the vilanous lucsious malfoy. With seven पुस्तकें in all for the harry potter series, each one better than the last, we all wish she would continue the story of frendship, hardship, and कल्पना that is harry potter. पढ़ना the series is a must. No mater how many times आप have read the series, ejoyment comes with each encounter. READ HARRY POTTER!!!
JETT
द्वारा KRISTEN BIERS
My name's Lisa.I'm 17.My mom died two years पूर्व from cancer and my dad's somewhere in the world of wonders.
I ran away from घर three months after my mom pasted.My dad changed after his wife died.He got और violent and wasn't as friendly.I grew tired of his crap.So my simple solution was to run away.Be free.
I found a house in the woods of Colorado and decided to call it mine.It was all boarded up.But i fixed it up with the money I took before I left.
Of course the money wouldn't last forever so i got a job at the closest SPCA.A job that i wouldn't have to go to college to have.Walking the dogs.I figured that would pay enough,at least for now.
Then my adventure started.An adventure so big to last ones life.The one who changed my view of life.
Jett.
द्वारा KRISTEN BIERS
My name's Lisa.I'm 17.My mom died two years पूर्व from cancer and my dad's somewhere in the world of wonders.
I ran away from घर three months after my mom pasted.My dad changed after his wife died.He got और violent and wasn't as friendly.I grew tired of his crap.So my simple solution was to run away.Be free.
I found a house in the woods of Colorado and decided to call it mine.It was all boarded up.But i fixed it up with the money I took before I left.
Of course the money wouldn't last forever so i got a job at the closest SPCA.A job that i wouldn't have to go to college to have.Walking the dogs.I figured that would pay enough,at least for now.
Then my adventure started.An adventure so big to last ones life.The one who changed my view of life.
Jett.