Beyond the Tracks: Volume 1

WW2, Jewish, Europe, historical-novel, historical-places-events, historical-research, historical-setting, history-and-culture, resistance-efforts***** The SS was the arm of German law that took businesses, homes, valuables, and even identity from the Jews living in Berlin. Then comes the deadly escape from Berlin to The Netherlands where the people are housed in self governing camps. Until they weren't. The SS came in and had the people build barracks and the watchtowers very quickly to house new prisoners from elsewhere. The pervading threat was being sent to the camps in The East. Then comes escape from the trains and joining the resistance. All this is seen through the perspective of one young man and his efforts to survive the unthinkable. All of the characters are believable and engaging with the happenings very well done. A very moving rendition of one person's reality. Well done! Mike Paul provides an interesting interpretation as narrator. I requested and received a free temporary audiobook from Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Audiobooks via NetGalley. Thank you!

This was an audio book for me, and the narrator was excellent. There are author notes at the end of this book, and the story is fictional but based on fact, and we know the facts. We put faces to this insanity, and follow the Kagan family from Berlin to Holland, and away from the danger, until we aren’t far enough. This book will have your heart in your throat, and I was holding my breath, such a horrible disregard for human life, and should never be repeated, which is why books like this need to be written. I received this book through Net Galley and the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Audiobooks, and was not required to give a positive review.

loved this book how he intertwined real people with fictional ones. I really enjoyed this book