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received a copy of The Sweetness of Forgetting by Kristin Harmel in a goodreads give away in exchange for an honest review.
This is the first book that I have read by Kristin Harmel but it will not be the last.
The story she wove in The Sweetness of Forgetting found a special place in my heart, Once I picked it up and began reading it I did not want to stop, It captured all my emotions, To say I loved it is an understatement,

The Sweetness of Forgetting took place on Cape Cod and told the story ofgenerations of women in the McKenna family.
Hope McKennaSmith was ayear old woman living on Cape Cod and running the bakery, North Star Bakery, that her Frenchborn grandmother, Mamie founded overyears ago.
She recently lost her mother to breast cancer and got a divorce from her husband, Hope had one daughter, Annie, a twelve year old adolescent who tested her mother constantly, Hope's Mamie lived in facility for Alzheimer, Hope felt sorry for herself and felt as if she had been dealt a really bad hand of cards.
She had no confidence in herself and felt as if she brought bad luck to herself and all that she came in contact with.


One night, Mamie having an unusual moment of clarity, persuaded Hope and Annie to take her to the beach.
Mamie had been harboring a secret for so many years but felt that it was time for Hope to learn about it.
She gave Hope a list of names and told Hope she needed to go to Paris to find these people and discover their fates.
Hope traveled to Paris and slowly connected all the pieces to her family's history and fate, She was able to find her Mamie's younger brother, Alain, and with his help uncover the fates of Mamie's family during the Holocaust.
Hope also learned about Jacob Levy, her Mamie's one true love,

Kristin Harmel's research for this book was outstanding, I was not aware nor have I ever read about in any other novel how the Muslim communities in Paris and Albania helped Jews escape the holocaust.
How nice our world would be if we were not distinguished by religion, race or any other factor but could just see each other as fellow human beings.
This was a love story in epic ways, It made me cry, smile and want

more, I really enjoyed reading The Sweetness of Forgetting and would recommend it highly,



The Sweetness of Forgetting moved me to the core, This is probably one of the best books that I have read in well over a year.
Harmel is a gifted storyteller that weaves an amazing story with treads of love, hardship, secrets, second chances, heartbreak, baked goods and history.
This story will urge you to learn your family's story, to embrace your family's history, I felt like I was on the journey with Hope to help uncover the truth of the past before it was too late.
Harmel gives a voice to Alzheimer's through Rose's voice which is an amazing element to this novel.
I absolutely loved EVERYTHING about this novel the title, the cover, the story, the characters and the ending.
This story has become a new favorite, by a new favorite author, If I could I would rate itstars!!! I highly recommend it to EVERYONE, especially book clubs! I'm wavering between.
andon this bittersweet saga of a granddaughter who goes on a journey to discover her family's past.
This book made me weep as new discoveries were made about Hope's family members and how the holocaust changed their futures.
I also learned something new about how Jews were kept safe in Paris by an unexpected group of benefactors.
Fascinating and convicting. Keep the tissues handy and clear your schedule, You will not want to put this one down,,Sterne
Eigentlich wollte ich dem Buch vier Sterne geben, aber am Ende hat mich die Geschichte dann noch so berührt, dass ich einfach aufrunden musste.
Es geht um Hope und um ihre Familie, Ihre Oma Rose hat Alzheimer, und erst jetzt erfährt Hope von Rose Vergangenheit, Rose ist Jüdin und musste damals während des Zweiten Weltkrieges aus Frankreich fliehen, . .

Eine sehr emotionale Geschichte, Hier haben mir sowohl Rose Geschichte gefallen, als auch die Geschichte von Hope und ihrer Tochter Annie.
Es passte alles zusammen.
Es ist eine Familiengeschichte, eine Liebesgeschichte, eine sehr tragische Geschichte, Sie konnte mich erreichen und überzeugen, This is an entertaining, wellwritten, historical fiction novel set during WWII and in the present day, It has wonderful characters, the heartbreak of Alzheimer's disease, the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the drama of a preteen.
It is an engaging page turner which held my interest from the beginning until its bittersweet ending.
I am looking forward to reading Ms, Harmel's other novels with great anticipation, This is one of those books that makes me angry! It is so good, that the unique Holocaust angle alone should quantify it as literary fiction and be published in hardback with the big boys.
But alas, the romance aspects and fact it was written but the lovely Kristin Harmel seem to have destined it to Women's Fiction.
But DO NOT BE FOOLED! This book is a wonderful read and Harmel wove the themes of family and history and romance with a masterful hand.
I read it in two days don't tell anyone who needed me to do do anything else yesterday! I can only guess that since the online sample was of the beginning, which starts out as many chicklit book do with a newly divorced woman starting over in a picturesque town that it may have been deceivingly similar to many in the genre.
But Harmel did her research, offered a unilaterally inclusive message of faith and also played up the fairy tale aspect of love on many levels with many characters.
She nailed the motherdaughter relationship there are many here, but I meant the teenageras well as the inner angst of most modern women.
Oh, and there are recipes that some may enjoy I skimmed them, but was inspired to splurge on a storebought bakery treat afterwards.
So yes, buy this book it is deep, profound, and heartwarming the prefect trifecta! Opinião completa: sitelink be/YxELlcbGs Can I just start by saying that it is because of books like this one that I am a book blogger It is books like this one by Kristin Harmel, who I now love, that bring out my ultimate passion for submerging myself in a story.
I opened this book and I might as well have found a buried treasure, I found so many intricate details and stories within the story that I did not expect from my first glance.
The words are so fluid and it almost makes me feel like writing something extraordinary myself, Wow! I definitely cannot wait for more from this author!

The story starts us with Hope McKennaSmith who is a divorced thirtysix year old who owns a quaint little bakery called North Star Bakery and also has a very bratty and somewhat hormonal daughter.
Her life has “put her out in the street” so to say, and she has been having a rough time trying to make ends meet as far as paying her bills and maintain a somewhat stable relationship with her daughter, Annie.
Little does Hope know that things are about to change for her, She is about to go on possibly the most thrilling adventure of her life, You have already gone to the store to buy a copy of this book right I knew you would.


My heart constantly went out to Hope, She had recently lost her mother to breast cancer, suffered a rather hideous divorce, her relationship with her daughter is suffering, her grandmother is suffering from dementia, and she does not make enough money to make her loan payments on time.
From the start I gathered that Hope was a survivor! And by this I mean that she had survived all this mess that I previously listed, as if that isnt enough, and still pushes through even on her worst day.
I know that this character can sometimes be written with a little too much cliché, if you get my drift.
But Hopes character was only the work of a mastermind, I could sense Hopes fear and her desire to throw the towel in on her life, She had reached a breaking point and I could almost feel her crashing down, But remember Hope is a survivor and she isnt done surviving yet!

A few chapters into the story we meet Rose who is Hopes grandmother.
Rose is suffering from a severe case of dementia, Rose has served as a mother figure to Hope for most of her life because Hope remembers her mother as being cold and reserved most of the time.
Rose presents a challenge for Hope and basically asks her to uproot her life in order to go to Paris and find some relatives who suffered during the Holocaust.
Rose, on a good day, remembers her past and wants some answers as to what ever happened to her family.
Hope is faced with a huge struggle, She is about to lose her bakery and her grandmother has just asked her to take off to Paris to find people that may not even have any existing records and no way to know what may of happened to them.


Hopes journey is the best part, Parts of the story are told from the perspective of Rose and they allow you to see more clearly into Roses life before coming to America.
Let me tell you to have your box of Kleenex ready, I was so touched by the testimonies of Rose and by the discoveries that Hope makes, This book takes two generations of women and allows one to help the other to find some closure and peace in her current state of life.
I would recommend it to anyone! Such a compelling story that led me to deeper analyze my own life.


A HUGE thank you to Gallery Books for providing me with my own copy of this book, in which I will cherish forever
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