We Share the Same Sky: A Memoir of Memory & Migration
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Rachael Cerrotti
- ISBN：B08YKJKTY4
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Reviews
Elyse Walters
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Audible- podcast- read by the author Rachel Cerrotti。 …。7 episodes…。freebie for Audible members …。a total of 4 hours long “I blushed in the face of death because I felt loved”Incredibly SPECIAL！！！！Not to Miss！！！👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
7goodbooks
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We Share the Same Sky ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I absolutely loved this powerful book！ In it， Rachael details her journey researching her grandmother， Hana’s， life。 Hana was a remarkable and strong woman who survived the Holocaust。 Her story is so incredibly compelling。It was interesting how Rachael wove her own story throughout the book。 She followed Hana’s path through multiple cities and countries across Europe and the United States。 I loved following along while Rachael searched for and found people who hel We Share the Same Sky ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I absolutely loved this powerful book！ In it， Rachael details her journey researching her grandmother， Hana’s， life。 Hana was a remarkable and strong woman who survived the Holocaust。 Her story is so incredibly compelling。It was interesting how Rachael wove her own story throughout the book。 She followed Hana’s path through multiple cities and countries across Europe and the United States。 I loved following along while Rachael searched for and found people who helped her grandmother survive during WWII。Things I really enjoyed about this book…•learning about Denmark and the Danish people during WWII•reading Hana’s own words from her letters and quotes•getting a feel for Hana’s perspective on lifeIf you love memoirs and/or incredible life stories （especially set during WWII）， read We Share the Same Sky！ Thank you to @blackstonepublishing for this #gifted copy！ 。。。more
Janilyn Kocher
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I resisted reading We Share the Same Sky for as long as I could since reading such books about Holocaust survivors and their descendants who trace their family history are two of my most favorite genres。 Cerrotti was fortunate that her grandmother left her a treasure trove of photographs， letters， and journals to document her life。 She was sent to Denmark so it was an interesting angle of a survivor， one that it not often told。 Rachael retraced her grandmother’s journey herself， several，times， f I resisted reading We Share the Same Sky for as long as I could since reading such books about Holocaust survivors and their descendants who trace their family history are two of my most favorite genres。 Cerrotti was fortunate that her grandmother left her a treasure trove of photographs， letters， and journals to document her life。 She was sent to Denmark so it was an interesting angle of a survivor， one that it not often told。 Rachael retraced her grandmother’s journey herself， several，times， forming deep deep connections and bonds with her the families that had aided her。 It’s a poignant tribute to a much loved woman by a granddaughter who finds a bit of herself and suffers loss in the process。 Thanks to Blackstone Publishing and NetGalley for the advance copy。 。。。more
Barbara
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This book was well-written and absorbing。 Rachael goes on a journey to retrace the steps of her Grandmother during the Holocaust。 Along the way， she meets people related to people who knew her Grandmother， and they all become a community of friends。 What she didn't count on was meeting a young man from Poland who isn't Jewish but who loves Israel and becomes her best friend。 Later， the two marry， and their happiness is interrupted。 Rachel did not set out to write her own story， but her and her G This book was well-written and absorbing。 Rachael goes on a journey to retrace the steps of her Grandmother during the Holocaust。 Along the way， she meets people related to people who knew her Grandmother， and they all become a community of friends。 What she didn't count on was meeting a young man from Poland who isn't Jewish but who loves Israel and becomes her best friend。 Later， the two marry， and their happiness is interrupted。 Rachel did not set out to write her own story， but her and her Grandmother's stories become intertwined and laced with commonalities。 By the book's end， Rachael is so much wiser and grateful than she was when she started this project。 。。。more
LilyRose
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We Share the Same Sky by Rachael Cerrotti is a beautiful， personal memoir about shared family history and memory。 In 2009， the author asked her grandmother Hana if she could record and document her story。 Hana was a Holocaust survivor and the only person alive in her family after World War 2。 Hana had survived because of the sacrifice of her parents， her own courage and the kindness of strangers。 In her quest to trace the footsteps of her grandmother， Rachael discovers photographs， letters， jour We Share the Same Sky by Rachael Cerrotti is a beautiful， personal memoir about shared family history and memory。 In 2009， the author asked her grandmother Hana if she could record and document her story。 Hana was a Holocaust survivor and the only person alive in her family after World War 2。 Hana had survived because of the sacrifice of her parents， her own courage and the kindness of strangers。 In her quest to trace the footsteps of her grandmother， Rachael discovers photographs， letters， journal entries， immigration papers and Hana’s own creative writing pieces。 Following this paper trail Rachael travelled through Central Europe， Scandinavia and the United States in order to understand her grandmothers journey with more clarity。 In the authors own travels there is hope， love， grief and pain but through her connection with her grandmother and her legacy Rachael finds a way not to just survive but to find happiness in the deep currents of life。 It is a story of entwined lives and joint discovery as Rachael meets and shares stories with the descendants of the people who saved her grandmother’s life。 A moving， hopeful book that I would recommend to all readers。Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a review copy of this book in exchange for honest feedback。 。。。more
J Earl
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We Share the Same Sky by Rachael Cerrotti is that rare book that leaves one mentally and emotionally both exhausted and overflowing。 This is in some ways both a memoir and a biography， and my initial interest was in the biography aspect， I wasn't sure what the memoir part would add。 In the end， it was the synthesis of the memoir and the biography into a coherent and impactful whole that made this such an exceptional book。I am hesitant to get into too much detail because the book blurb explains i We Share the Same Sky by Rachael Cerrotti is that rare book that leaves one mentally and emotionally both exhausted and overflowing。 This is in some ways both a memoir and a biography， and my initial interest was in the biography aspect， I wasn't sure what the memoir part would add。 In the end， it was the synthesis of the memoir and the biography into a coherent and impactful whole that made this such an exceptional book。I am hesitant to get into too much detail because the book blurb explains it very well and there is no way a reviewer can even come close to conveying any details as well as Cerrotti does。 So let me just comment on some generalities。The writing draws the reader first into Cerrotti's world， as a child and young adult。 When we start learning more details of Hana's life and， more importantly， her perspective on the events of her life， we feel much the same curiosity as Rachael feels。 Fortunately for the reader， we accompany her as she both retraces Hana's steps and makes her own steps。 Ultimately， we are privileged to have been allowed to better understand Hana's plight and her outlook on life as well as accompany Rachael on this part of her life's journey。 This is one story with two timelines about two phenomenal women。While not everyone can choose the same manner of understanding and honoring our ancestors that Cerrotti does， we can and should take away the importance of not simply remembering but keeping memories alive。 As generations pass many details will be lost， but the more effort we put into preserving what we can the better the larger lessons will be for future generations。 In this case， this family's lessons have been shared with all of us so that we may learn and grow as well。Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley。 。。。more
Valerity （Val）
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This is a well written story about the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor who decides to write her grandmother’s story。 But she also goes one better and retraces her footsteps by going to Europe and visiting all of the same places her grandmother went during and after the war。 It;s such a touching thing to do in her grandmother’s memory， and really makes the whole thing come together。 I couldn’t get enough of this book， it shared so much of Hana’s original journey。 The author even looked up t This is a well written story about the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor who decides to write her grandmother’s story。 But she also goes one better and retraces her footsteps by going to Europe and visiting all of the same places her grandmother went during and after the war。 It;s such a touching thing to do in her grandmother’s memory， and really makes the whole thing come together。 I couldn’t get enough of this book， it shared so much of Hana’s original journey。 The author even looked up the families of the people who had helped Hana during the war， to keep her safe and well。 I think it’s a wonderful book， very readable。 Advance electronic review copy was provided by NetGalley， author Rachael Cerrotti， and the publisher。 。。。more
Rachel
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