Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Once We Were Brothers

I very much enjoyed Once We Were Brothers by Ronald H. Balson.  It is set in Poland before and during World War II, and in Chicago in 2004.  Ben Solomon survived the War but most of his family did not.  His best friend,Otto Piatek, a German lived with Ben's family prior to and early in the War.  In Chicago in 2004, Ben engages a lawyer, Catherine Lockhart, to expose the multi-millionaire Elliot Rosenzweig as the Nazi, Otto Piatek.  It is not an easy thing to do.  Ben tells his story of the War to Catherine so she understands the tragedy that touched his family.  So the story is told in the past and the present.  Both are good stories.  Highly recommended. 5/5

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