Finished book 7- Winter Garden

I am on a roll with very good books.

This one was a very sad and intriguing story. It was a tale woven between two times. Modern day sisters and their mother, coupled with flashbacks on their mother's life during the Siege of Leningrad. I found the flashbacks, told in a story-like narrative, to be the most interesting parts of the book. It was heartbreaking, and in that sense, difficult to read. But it was also interesting to learn of the strength someone can have in times of hardship.

I did think that certain parts of the modern day story were long and drawn out. While reading the modern things, I kept thinking "hurry up and get back to Leningrad!" But it was necessary to see how the sisters interacted with their mother, in order to understand how the story of her life changed them. I'd definitely recommend this one.

It had 391 pages.