A Feather on the Water
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- Author：Lindsay Jayne Ashford
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Summary
For three women in postwar Germany， 1945 is a time of hope—lost and found—in this powerful novel by the bestselling author of The Woman on the Orient Express。
Just weeks after World War II ends， three women from different corners of the world arrive in Germany to run a displaced-persons camp。 They long to help rebuild shattered lives—including their own…
For Martha， going to Germany provides an opportunity to escape Brooklyn and a violent marriage。 Arriving from England is orphaned Kitty。 She hopes working at the camp will bring her closer to her parents， last seen before the war began。 For Delphine， Paris has been a city of ghosts after her husband and son died in Dachau。 Working at the camp is her chance to find meaning again by helping other victims of Hitler’s regime。
Charged with the care of more than two thousand camp residents， Martha， Delphine， and Kitty draw on each other’s strength to endure and to give hope when all seems lost。 Among these strangers and survivors， they might find the love and closure they need to heal their hearts and leave their troubled pasts behind。
Just weeks after World War II ends， three women from different corners of the world arrive in Germany to run a displaced-persons camp。 They long to help rebuild shattered lives—including their own…
For Martha， going to Germany provides an opportunity to escape Brooklyn and a violent marriage。 Arriving from England is orphaned Kitty。 She hopes working at the camp will bring her closer to her parents， last seen before the war began。 For Delphine， Paris has been a city of ghosts after her husband and son died in Dachau。 Working at the camp is her chance to find meaning again by helping other victims of Hitler’s regime。
Charged with the care of more than two thousand camp residents， Martha， Delphine， and Kitty draw on each other’s strength to endure and to give hope when all seems lost。 Among these strangers and survivors， they might find the love and closure they need to heal their hearts and leave their troubled pasts behind。
Reviews
Jo
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A good post war story of three women whose lives entwined whilst they run a camp for displaced Polish persons
Bonnye Reed
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Amazon Prime Firasr Reads July 22
Mrs Julie Ireland
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Engaging and upliftingWonderful writing， a heartening perspective on a terribly difficult time as experienced by ‘Displaced Persons’ at the end of WWII， and by women also affected by the war who sought to do something to help。 Sensitive and uplifting。
Linda Galella
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This is NOT the “same old thing thing” in WW2 novels - “A Feather on the Water”， by L。 J。 Ashford， is full of hope & healing， characters that learn & grow， painful history that gives way to possibilities and holding it all together is love。Three young women meet at a camp in Germany for Displaced People。 Each arrives with their own burdens but are determined to focus on the mass of people needing care until they can be repatriated。 Conditions are desperate and these young women are all that’s be This is NOT the “same old thing thing” in WW2 novels - “A Feather on the Water”， by L。 J。 Ashford， is full of hope & healing， characters that learn & grow， painful history that gives way to possibilities and holding it all together is love。Three young women meet at a camp in Germany for Displaced People。 Each arrives with their own burdens but are determined to focus on the mass of people needing care until they can be repatriated。 Conditions are desperate and these young women are all that’s between survival and devastation for these war torn people。 Compassion looms large as they try to erase the feeling of prison from the horrible conditions。Ashford presents this story in three parts。 Part one is 50% of the book and devoted to introducing the three main characters， secondary characters， backstories and developing the setting and historical elements。 If you read the author’s note prior to starting the book it will be helpful。Part two represents the next 35% and is loaded with action。 Each of the main characters has a personal big event， （or many）， and the progress for the camp is significant。 These pages move swiftly into to last 15% where Ashford brings resolutions。 At times， part three felt a bit too convenient but after the events in real world USA of late June 2022， it was a joy to be immersed in a world that was positive and uplifting。Lovely prose with descriptions that are not overwhelming and dialogue that moves the story forward and is free from disgusting foul language are hallmarks of Ashford’s writing。 You might stumble across a very few soft expletives but I’m having a hard time recalling them。 Violence is limited and sexual content is limited to embracing and chaste kisses and hand holding。 This story is safely read by your mature 12-14 year olds。One of my favorite aspects to reading historical fiction is learning about those that have gone before me and learning from the difficult experiences they’ve had。 “A Feather on the Water” gives a look at love and resilience， horror and hope and in Martha’s final salutation， “To life - wherever it takes us”📚 。。。more
William de Rham
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I chose “A Feather on the Water” because I’ve enjoyed， very much， some of the historical novels offered by Amazon’s “First Reads” program and because of the post-WWII Displaced Person （DP） camp subject matter。 While I've read novels that include references to or scenes in those camps， I've never read one exclusively devoted to them。While I found the history interesting， the story left something to be desired。Martha from Brooklyn seeks to escape an alcoholic and abusive husband。 Kitty from Newhav I chose “A Feather on the Water” because I’ve enjoyed， very much， some of the historical novels offered by Amazon’s “First Reads” program and because of the post-WWII Displaced Person （DP） camp subject matter。 While I've read novels that include references to or scenes in those camps， I've never read one exclusively devoted to them。While I found the history interesting， the story left something to be desired。Martha from Brooklyn seeks to escape an alcoholic and abusive husband。 Kitty from Newhaven， England （by way of Poland and Austria） searches for her Jewish family who sent her away but remained trapped inside the Third Reich。 Delphine from Paris survived the war but may have lost her husband and son to the camp at Dachau。 All three women join the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration （UNRRA） and are sent to run a DP camp near Dachau in Germany。Author Lindsay Jayne Ashford does a good job of highlighting the difficulties faced by camp administrators。 Shelter and beds， food， clean water， wood for heat， medical facilities， schooling for children—all are in short supply in a war-torn， conquered Germany。 German resentment is high， as is their general unwillingness to help the displaced Poles and Czechoslovakians sent to the camp。 Readers interested in knowing what the DP camps were like will find something of interest in this novel's pages。In addition， the prose and dialogue are clear and competent and not at all difficult to read。However， I thought the story itself was not well executed。 While the three main characters are initially intriguing， they turn out to be pretty static。 While the point of view shifts from character to character， which gives the story something of a disjointed quality， the plot itself meanders from incident to incident and challenge to challenge， all of which seem relatively easily resolved。 A problem presents itself， a character wonders “how on earth” it will ever be solved （indeed that “how on earth” phrase appears seven times throughout the novel）， and several pages or paragraphs later， voila， it’s fixed！ In other words， I found almost no urgency or tension in the novel and little to keep me eagerly turning the pages to learn what happened next。In addition， I thought the treatment of the displaced persons， themselves， problematic。 They seemed more props than characters。 There’s little exploration or portrayal of them as three-dimensional individuals。 There’s simply an assumption that because they’re displaced， readers will feel sorry for them。 But it takes more than the portrayal of generalized suffering to keep readers engaged。 And the three main characters’ reactions to that generalized suffering often struck me as more melodramatic than dramatic。All in all， a three-star performance。 。。。more
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