Review: Two worlds that collide around the Holocaust
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2012
Emeralds Never Fade is a historical fiction novel that details the lives of two young boys, one Jewish, Leo, and one Gentile, Bruno, who grew up in Germany in the time between the two World Wars.  The Gentile boy, a little older than the Jewish boy, was the Jewish boy's piano teacher for a time, in exchange for math tutoring from the Jewish boy's father.  As things got worse in Germany for the Jewish people, the young Jewish boy was sent to relatives in France, and then eventually on to a kibbutz in Israel, and from there, he joined the British army, and after the war became a banker.  The Gentile boy went on to work in one of the administrative offices in Dachau, and from there escaped Germany to Argentina.  As time marches on, Leo and Bruno's lives intersect again.  Without spoiling the ending, I found the last chapter of the book, especially the ending, the most touching of all, and it was written beautifully.While it is a longer novel, it is one that is so well written it is very hard to put down.  I found it difficult to put it down at night and go on bed, only because I wanted to keep reading and find out what happened next.  It is a highly enjoyable read.  I was given a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my review.