Rachel and Aleks: A Historical Novel of Life, Love and WWII.(Book review)

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Rachel and Aleks: A Historical Novel of Life, Love and WWII

Sylvia Smoller

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In "Rachel and Aleks," author Sylvia Smoller beautifully weaves a tale of family, betrayal, independence and love. Though the title of this book is "Rachel and Aleks," this tale is Rachel's alone. All other stories within are filtered through Rachel's world.

When we first meet her, Rachel is a teenager in pre-Hitler Poland. She is spirited, ...

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