The Girl From the Train by Irma JoubertMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a book that could knock your socks off. It was the kind of story that from the very beginning you were immersed in and it was very difficult to put down.
A full train is headed for Auschwitz when there is an explosion killing most aboard. A young six year old girl, Gretl, is thrown clear and found by Yakob, a 21 year old that was in the underground resistance movement in Poland. He takes her to his home and his family cares for her for four years, until he is told to take her to an orphanage as they don't have enough room or food to keep her.
Gretl is a very clever little girl and mature for her age. She seems to always make the best of her situation.
It was a book about the war but from a different perspective. A thoroughly enjoyable read.
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