‘A wonderful book, particularly for teenage girls, whom it is clearly aimed at, but also enjoyable by me as an adult. Highly recommended’ Read More »
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‘Powerful story of a young girl searching for her identity when her real mother turns up. Torn between two worlds, Jewish and Christian, Lena begins her conflicting journey to discover who she really is’ Read More »
‘love learning about life in the 1950’s and much enjoyed this unique book that I passed on to my teenage God-daughter. It comes highly recommended for readers of any age’ Read More »
‘Being Lena Levi is a firecracker. Teenage angst over “finding myself” is a nearly universal experience, but Maureen/Lena has it in spades: two mothers, two nationalities, two faiths’ Read More »
‘young adults will identify with the feisty Marlene’s growing pains, and a very engaging read for older adults too’ Read More »
‘I really enjoyed following Lena’s journey, discovering and embracing the identity she never knew she had. I was quickly swept up into the story and found myself connecting with her emotional highs and lows’ Read More »
‘As the daughter of adult Holocaust refugees, I was immediately drawn to this story of a young British teenager in the 1950s who comes home one day to her widowed mother, only to find another ‘mother’, an elegant and volatile German Jew, has arrived…’ Read More »
‘Absolutely loved reading this! Getting to know Lena through the story has been such an insight into some of the struggles and joys of the Jewish people through history. This was a bit I knew nothing about. I was hooked after the first chapter!!’ Read More »
‘I loved this book, as it deals with so many great topics, like Kindertransport, attachment issues, teenage angst, just loads’ Read More »
‘Absolutely loved this story, and the ending I wanted too! History, faith, love, adventure and travel- this book has it all with vivid descriptions to make you feel like you are there too’ Read More »