The Two Loves of Sophie Strom by Sam Taylor review – a sliding doors tale of survival
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A Jewish boy’s life splits in two and follows two different paths in this novel of trauma and enduring love in Nazi Europe‘Where did they all come from, Jens? All those Nazis ” So wonders 18-year-old Max Spiegelman to his best friend Jens Arnstein, as they prepare to leave Austria for Switzerland. It is 1938 and Nazi Germany has just annexed Austria into the German Reich. The two boys – both Jewish – are struggling to comprehend the actions of their fellow countrymen, seemingly so happy with...

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