Reviewing ONCE WE WERE BROTHERS by Ronald H. Balson

Reviewing ONCE WE WERE BROTHERS by Ronald H. Balson.
This is the 2013 edition of the book, and it was the title that caught my eye.  Just think of it. "ONCE" ... I just had to read the book, and it so touched my heart and life.  You will be on an emotional journey throughout the book.  Well written, and descriptive. 
     A Jewish family in Poland take in a German boy and raise him as they were raising their own son.  Then Hitler rises up and families are split apart.  Jews are either killed or put in concentration camps, and during all of this, the Jewish lad falls in love, and that theme is carried throughout all the turmoil. The suffering and loss of everything is well described; trust is betrayed, and seemingly, all is lost.
     You will not be disappointed in the end, as things are 'put right' ... I believe you will never forget 'ONCE' ... and you'll agree with the author's outcome.  Oh, and, 'enjoy the dance' as you wipe away the tears.
   I highly recommend this book; the author makes every effort to keep it historically accurate.  Discussion questions are included at the end.  So much of 'history' is left out or changed today, as if it didn't happen; though this is a novel, it is a great book to enlighten people on 'our' history.

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