Anita Diamant

A tale inspired by the post-Holocaust experience is set in an immigrant holding camp in 1945 Palestine, where four women, refugees from Nazi Europe, find healing in the bonds of friendship that are forged while recounting their losses.

A Novel

Day After Night

Bec Taylor

Actually 4.5, so close to a 5.
Total page turner, brilliantly, vividly written tale based on a photo the author found abandoned in an Israeli kibbutz.
I had to do some research in the middle of reading so I understood the context but even without that, this book was BRILLIANT.

Erin Noel

I really wanted to love this book--I most enjoy non/historical fiction and The Red Tent is one of my favorites (Anita's other book). Also, the leading female characters seemed ripe for bringing deeper humanity to the story of Jewish survival during the Holocaust. But unfortunately, I kept craving more in depth understanding of the leading characters-- I got snippets of trauma, past events, and personality sprinkled throughout the novel that made it almost impossible to picture the women, let alone identify or empathize with their individuality and relationship dynamics. This book has so much potential to be amazing, but unfortunately left me wanting so much more richness and anticipation for their rescue at Atlit.

Day After Night A Novel

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