She has also replicated the palpable emotions that coincide with tragic times, but the themes of family, love, and resiliency shine through. But such is this magical life – we cannot survive the depths without having at least a flicker of light, and even more so when the world is at war and a beautiful people are being destroyed simply because they exist.Amy Harmon has created incredibly human characters full of complexities. From Sand and Ash is full of contrasts: life/death, hope/defeat, courage/fear, compliance/rebellion, faith/doubt, love/rejection, desire/restraint. However, Amy Harmon manages to incorporate so much beauty in this very dark time. All of them, gone.”The year is 1943 and World War II Nazi-occupied Italy played its part in the persecution, deportation, and ultimate murder of the Jewish people. And Hitler has destroyed not just branches and roots, but entire family trees, forests. “Our immortality comes through our children and their children. Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
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