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    The Runaway Family

    By Diney Costeloe

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    THE RUNAWAY FAMILY was previously published as EVIL ON THE WIND.

    From bestselling author Diney Costeloe, a gritty drama about a mother's struggle to protect her family and escape Nazi persecution in World War Two Germany.

    Germany 1937: Fear and betrayal stalk the streets. People disappear. Persecution of the Jews has become a national pastime.

    When Ruth Friedman's husband is arrested by the SS, she is left to fend for herself and her four children. She alone stands as their shield against the Nazis. But where can she go? Where will her family be safe?

    Ruth must overcome the indifference, hatred and cruelty that surrounds her as she and her family race to escape the advancing Nazi army's final solution.

    What readers are saying about THE RUNAWAY FAMILY:

    'A powerful and moving account of the dark era of Germany's history... A story which needed to be told and should be read by people of all ages'

    'I personally loved this book... A harrowing insight into the lives of a young Jewish family at the beginning of Hitler's reign of terror... A sound reminder of man's inhumanity to man!'

    'My university studies had to go on hold for a while because I couldn't put it down!'

    'Another great story by Diney Costeloe'

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHead of Zeus
    Release dateJul 29, 2015
    ISBN9781784972622
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    Diney Costeloe

    Diney Costeloe is the author of twenty-three novels, several short stories, and many articles and poems. She has three children and seven grandchildren, so when she isn't writing, she's busy with family. She and her husband divide their time between Somerset and West Cork. Find Diney online at dineycosteloe.co.uk, or on Twitter @Dineycost

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      WOW! This was a very powerful novel! It is a chilling account of pre WWII Germany and man’s inhumanity to man. For some reason I got it into my head that Diney Costeloe was a historical fiction lite writer who penned books that used historical details as mere window dressing for a romance. I could not have been more wrong! This was the most incredible book I have ever read about wartime that didn’t involve combat. I literally had a real visceral response to her writing! There were times when I had to turn off the audiobook because I was overcome with emotions that ran the gamut from tear inducing sadness to anxiety and fear for the family! The tension created by Diney, started on the very first pages and continued right until the end!First and foremost this book is about a family, the Friedmans. Ruth and Kurt Friedman are hardworking owners of a neighborhood grocery store. They are also loving parents of 4 children. They have a good life in a neighborhood that their families have lived and worked in for generations. That is until the Nazis came to power and state encouraged anti-semitism became widespread. As Jews, both worried but it was the night that a mob, lead by the Nazi SS, came to their neighborhood, burned their grocery down and arrested Kurt that the real terror of their situation hit home. It is the story of Ruth’s attempt to keep her children safe and taken care of along with her actions to find Kurt that form the basis of the book. But this is also a book about hatred with a warning for us all especially in my country. It is the story of how democracy can easily be demolished and one man rise to power supported by an evil regime. It’s the story of how one group can be ostracized and worse. Perhaps it is the ease in which the Jews were so easily separated out and systematically demonized that I found frightening. It started with sowing seeds of distrust, then dehumanizing the Jews leading to their mass murder. To paraphrase a great quote, History will repeat itself if we don’t learn it’s lesson. It can happen here!I “read” this book via an audiobook. I highly recommend reading this novel via this method. The skill of the narrator at voicing different characters male and female made it easy to differentiate who was speaking. Her acting skills are extraordinary. It was her skill at voicing evil that raised the tension to heart pounding heights.5 Stars despite agreeing with other reviewers that the ending felt anti-climatic. I always prefer to be shown when reading not told.Recommended for all adults.I received an ARC of this book from the publisher, Dreamscape Media and NetGalley. This fact in no way influenced my review.