Only the Brave: A Novel

A poignant tale of survival and perseverance from the queen of women's fiction! Danielle Steel always delivers a story that takes her reader on a journey that makes us feel like we are living the angst right beside her characters. I know the minute I turn the first page of a new book that I will be quickly swept up into the story and will be hesitant to set the book down to atone with life's demands. ONLY THE BRAVE is no different. While the heroine suffers great injustice and showcases the inhumanity, she still manages to tell her story in a powerful way that connects the reader to the direness of what is happening. Very well told and easily connectible.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a dramatic spin on historical women's fiction that is light in romance but strong in a powerful female lead who tackles life with strength and dignity.

Her books are always so wonderful to read. They are like revisiting an old friend. You pick one up and you just settle in. I haven’t read one of her books in quite a while and after reading Only The Brave I can not understand why I waited so long. In the future you will see all the ones I have missed popping up in my Goodreads list. If you take the time to read this you will not be disappointed but you will be surprised when all of a sudden the end is there and you are just not quite ready for it to be over.

I love all things Danielle Steel and this does not disappoint!! This is historical fiction taking place in the WWII era. Sofia's mother is ill and dies, so she must help care for her younger sister Theresa. Their Father is a doctor, and owns his own private hospital. As the war starts and they are rounding up the Jewish people, some don't believe harm will come. Sophia attends resistance meetings, she helps Jewish children to safety; along with her sister and husband to sneak into Switzerland. Sophia becomes a nurse and joins the convent. Her Father is arrested, and the Germans burn his hospital and house to the ground. Sophia is arrested by association, and is sent to a concentration camp. Who can survive? Love the plot, great setting, and strong intense interesting characters. I look forward as to what is next from Ms. Steel!!

So revealing and interesting - reading what it was like in Germany when the Nazis took over. Told from the point of view of a young German woman. Neighbors and friends being taken away because they were Jewish or part Jewish. People not allowed to run businesses. So heartbreaking. And unbelievable that it could happen. Sophia is sent to a concentration camp and escapes. She is a dedicated nurse and nun and saves children who are homeless. She and many other German s did not agree with Hitler's crazy regime. Powerful and factual.