Review #22: Sarah's Key by Tatian de Rosnay

From the back of the book:
Paris, July, 1942: Sarah, a ten-year-old girl, is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door arresting Jewish families in the middle of the night. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard--their secret hiding place--and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released.

Sixty Years Later: Sarah's story intertwines with that of Julia Jarmond, an American journalist investigating the roundup. In her research, Julia stumbles onto a trail of secrets that link her to Sarah, and to questions about her own romantic future.

Review:
The story of Sarah is amazing, and heartbreaking, and haunting. I found myself waiting as Julia's story unfolded to learn more about Sarah and the fate that had befallen her and her younger brother. Sarah's story twists and turns through an oft-overlooked roundup by the French police.

Julia's story seems more like the vehicle through which Sarah's story is told, although Julia's story has its own twists and turns. I honestly think that if Julia's story had been told seperately from Sarah's story it would have seemed more compelling.