This is a remarkable story that takes place in World War II. It is about a blind French girl, whose father is the keymaster at the Museum of Natural History in Paris. The girl, Marie-Laure, has been blind since the age of 6. Her father teaches her how to get around Paris by building a model of their area for her.

The War forces them to flee Paris to into Saint-Malo France. The book begins with the Allied bombing of St. Malo and is told in flashbacks and flash forwards.

The other main character is a German boy, Werner Pfennig, who is small for his age, but gifted in repairing all sorts of radio equipment. Werner also ends up on St. Malo as a Nazi soldier.

It is the humanity in Marie-Laure and that in Werner that connects. Werner is one of the most interesting characters in literature.

I will not give more of the plot away, but the book is extraordinary and a real page-turner.

anyone who enjoys a great story set in WWII times.

the character of Werner. I didn't want to at first, but the writing compelled me to have great affection in the end for Werner.

the ending as much as the rest of the book. This seems to be the problem with most books I read these days. The endings seem sort of forced and abrupt.

I wanted more of an ending, especially where Werner was concerned.

it is a wonderful book and easily read as it has very short chapters. I read it in about 3 days. It was very enjoyable and engaging reading.

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