Hidden Yellow Stars by Rebecca Connolly is one of those based-on- a- true -story novels that is so unbelievable that it helps those of us who didn’t live through WWII become really grateful for what we have!
This novel is about a group of people who go undercover to save Jewish children during the height of the Nazi Regime of WWII. These people would go into some of the most dangerous places to save innocent children from being sent to consecration camps. They would give them new names and find new families for them. They would hide them in the country side, with nuns and other religious leaders and just about anywhere else they could so they could escape the Gestapo.
Connolly focuses primarily on two real women’s stories: Andree Geulen, who was a non-Jewish school teacher who hated what was happening to her Jewish students and Ida Sterno, who was Jewish and hated what was happening to her people. This novel goes into great details about how each member of this undercover society had code names and different assignments from everyone else. This helped in the event that if someone was captured, they wouldn’t know the entire organization and couldn’t spill the beans under interrogation.
I loved the concept of this novel and the rich history it helped me learn more about. One 'con' would be that each chapter had similar vibes so it felt a bit like you were reading the same thing over and over again.
It was a great audio book and a subject area that is fascinating for all to read! I hope you enjoy!
Now, go and READ!
Grab your copy here: Hidden Yellow Stars
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