The Vow, Felicity Goodrich
The Vow, Felicity Goodrich
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The Vow

Author: Felicity Goodrich

Narrator: Carly Robins

Unabridged: 8 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/12/2016

Synopsis

It happens in the chill of a September night, 1939: Their small Polish village is raided, burned to the ground. Anna, a devoutly Catholic teenager, watches as her friend is shot, as her father is dragged off for conscription in the German army.Szymon, the young village priest, stands silently with his parishioners as their church is ransacked and torched. Anna clings to him—her dear friend and confidant—and by some luck, the Germans spare them.Five Septembers later, Anna and Szymon still cling together, now amid the turmoil of war. Though Anna dreads her engagement to a local ruffian and Szymon fears for his father’s life back home, the two find solace in their friendship.But when the Soviet army comes to “liberate” them, Anna endures an unspeakable atrocity and Szymon suffers his own tragedy. Now bound even more tightly by the sorrows they carry, they face a choice: honor the vows they’ve made to others or risk everything for the chance at salvation in each other.

About Felicity Goodrich

Felicity Goodrich, a New Hampshire native, graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2008 with a BA in English, as well as with degrees in history and music. She went on to complete a graduate program in history at California State University in Sacramento and later worked as a librarian and as an archivist. She is active in animal rescue and currently lives in Northern California with her boyfriend and their two cats. The Vow is her debut novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ang on March 03, 2016

I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This is first and foremost a love story. It is a love story that is set during the turmoil of WWII Poland. It is a love story that will make you cry, hope, and wish for the best outcome for our 2 protaginists. The pain and anguish of w......more

Goodreads review by Joyce on February 22, 2019

3.5 stars rounded up to 4. The Vow is set in a small hamlet village in Poland beginning in 1939 and then jumping forward to 1944. It revolves around 2 primary characters, Anna and the Catholic priest Syzmon. In 1939, the Germans invade the village and take away 16 year old Anna's father as well as o......more

Goodreads review by Susan on March 22, 2021

A love story from Poland during World War 2 that shows aspects of that horrible time that are less known.......more

Goodreads review by Mike on April 02, 2016

I was given an advance copy of the book and asked to give an honest review. The greatest accomplishment of this story is the portrayal of the characters. The wide range of emotions showed by the protagonists is palpable, and anyone will be able to empathize with their apprehension and uncertainty of......more

Goodreads review by Donna on January 15, 2018

I should have known when I first started this book that it was going to be long and drawn out, but I did finish it, although it was a struggle. This is about a young woman, Anna, and her relationship with her priest. The setting is Poland during WW ll with the Soviets and Germans invading Poland. An......more

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