The Soul of a Thief

I won't give a summary of this book's plot as some other reviewers here have already done that, but what I will say is that this writer takes what could have been, in a lesser writer's hands, a simple love triangle and basic war story, and gives us instead a compelling read full of suspense, action,......more

I received this book through giveaways for a review. It was a basic world war two story line for the most part, battles scenes and all that. But I did like The slightly different view of it being told from The perspective of a young German SS soldier, hiding his Jewish heritage rather than the usual......more

This book is an absolute gem. From page one I found the characters engaging and I was utterly drawn into their story. Though not a long book, it actually took me awhile to finish it, as I often found myself compelled to reread passages to once again savor the exquisite writing. I loved it and I high......more

Loved, loved, loved this book. This one needs to be a movie even though I’m generally not a fan of war stories. I was drawn to the characters – even the ones I expected to hate. Heroine Gabrielle holds my top choice as the novel’s most stunning and powerful character. Hartov writes with the grace of......more

I couldn’t put this book down. I am a Holocaust survivor. The feeling of helplessness and scheming to survive by Shtefan Brandt, a Nazi soldier of partial Jewish ancestry, and by Gabrielle Belmont, the Jewish mistress of Brandt’s SS commander, are all too real. Yet so is their humanity. This book sh......more