Send for Me

Author: Lauren Fox
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Company, 2021
Pages: 272
Rating: Highly Recommend

Synopsis: Based on the author's own family letters, Send for Me tells the story of Annelise, a young woman in prewar Germany. Growing up working at her parents' popular bakery, she's always imagined a future full of delicious possibilities. Despite rumors that anti-Jewish sentiment is on the rise, Annelise and her parents can't quite believe it will affect them; they're hardly religious. But as she falls in love, marries, and gives birth to her daughter, the dangers grow closer. Soon Annelise and her husband are given the chance to leave for America, but they must go without her parents, whose future and safety are uncertain.

Two generations later in a small Midwestern city, Annelise's granddaughter, Clare, is a young woman newly in love. But when she stumbles upon a trove of letters her great-grandmother wrote from Germany after Annelise's departure, she sees the history of her family's sacrifices in a new light, leading her to question whether she can still honor the past while planning for her future.

Review: This is my favorite book of the year thus far. I started reading and was hooked on the first few pages, and I flew through it. I loved the story and I loved the way it developed. The format of this won't appeal to everyone, but it spoke to me.