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Reviewed by Keith Mbuya for Readers' Favorite
It was 1933 and a powerful campaign to expand the Third Reich’s superiority had taken Germany by storm. Fifteen-year-old Christa’s life is about to take a sharp turn, but she does not know it yet. Coming from a progressive German family, Christa’s family openly disagreed with some of the Fuhrer’s views, especially those that promoted antisemitism. They were wise enough to keep their doubts and skepticism behind the walls of their home, except for Christa’s brother Jurgen. He lands himself in trouble while defending a Jewish friend, and is shipped off to Rugen Island, where his family is barred from any contact with him. While visiting an old friend with her grandmother, Christa meets Paul, a Jewish boy she falls head over heels for at first sight. In the middle of all the tension and chaos driven by the antisemitic wave sweeping the country, does their young love stand a chance to blossom? Find out in Paulette Mahurin’s Two Necklaces.
Lovers of historical novels anchored in a compelling backstory of love and romance will not be able to stop reading Paulette Mahurin’s Two Necklaces. With evocative depictions, Mahurin brings 1930s Germany to full color on the pages, uniquely capturing the mood and setting of that era. All this alongside the well-nuanced accounts allowed me to experience what it was like to live through Hitler’s reign both as a German and a Jew. It was a tight cycle of tension, spying, blackmail, persecution, torture, and untold agony. Mahurin brings out the cast’s intricate emotions, juxtaposing their complex traits. This made it easy to connect with them. The pain and suffering some of the families were subjected to was harrowing. I could only imagine what it must have felt like to have your loved ones grabbed by the Gestapo and have no power at all to save them from their terrifying fate. There is suspense, drama, adventure, and so much more in this novel.
