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A Train in Winter

An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship and Survival in World War Two
Feb 01, 2012jeanie123 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I agree with the comment that this book simply cries out for editing. In fact, I myself cried out "are there no editors?' several times. Part One is excruciatingly tedious as it introduces us to each of the women. Apparently the only noteable facts that the author could find to describe them was their fathers' occupations which was usually irrelevant and added nothing to the story. It is only in Part Two that "the story" begins. I realize that this is non-fiction, but I really feel that there was a great story to tell here, but the writer really missed the mark. There were enough redeeming moments, however, to keep me reading until the end.