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Hidden: Nistar
Each day Sarah spread a cloth on the space between our houses and sewed her wedding canopy.
Each day she embroidered another rose onto the whitest of muslins. She waited, sitting on the grass in her sweater and scarf. We didn't open our door, never came out, yet she knew we could see her. That was satisfaction enough.
What happens to loyalty and betrayal during war? Do they hold back? Wait for a more opportune moment? Or do they rush in, impose themselves over the deadlier, more longlasting pain of tragedy and loss, and complicate everyday lives even further?
Each day she embroidered another rose onto the whitest of muslins. She waited, sitting on the grass in her sweater and scarf. We didn't open our door, never came out, yet she knew we could see her. That was satisfaction enough.
What happens to loyalty and betrayal during war? Do they hold back? Wait for a more opportune moment? Or do they rush in, impose themselves over the deadlier, more longlasting pain of tragedy and loss, and complicate everyday lives even further?
178 pages, Paperback
Published January 26, 2021
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June 24, 2022
The book is written by Batya Casper. It shows us the horrors and the effects of war tragedies witnessed by children. The impact is astonishing and eye-opening. The way she is able to capture the torment this child goes through after she has lost her parents due to war is remarkable. The way the child has been uprooted from a once familiar and kind environment to an unfamiliar and strange foreign country is rather jarring. It draws the reader to the plot even more! The child is lost in life and in despair due to the loss of her parents. The book shows us what the true effects of war are, and will always be. A must read for those who want to feel the despair, love, hope and hopelessness the child suffers through.
July 1, 2022
An absorbing and thought provoking story
"Hidden" is a compelling and moving story penned by Batya Casper.
The plot revolves around Sarah, a child who has experienced dreadful situations due to the war. Being so young, she must overcome some losses that will mark her forever. But still, she tries to continue with her life.
While I was reading, I could experience the sadness, hopelessness or fear that war can bring to people, that was thanks to the way the author writes; she made me feel inside the story. It's a well-written and engaging novel with complex characters.
Not only does it deal with miserable events but also with hopeful ones. I really liked this story because it leaves a glimmer of hope to readers. I highly recommend it.
"Hidden" is a compelling and moving story penned by Batya Casper.
The plot revolves around Sarah, a child who has experienced dreadful situations due to the war. Being so young, she must overcome some losses that will mark her forever. But still, she tries to continue with her life.
While I was reading, I could experience the sadness, hopelessness or fear that war can bring to people, that was thanks to the way the author writes; she made me feel inside the story. It's a well-written and engaging novel with complex characters.
Not only does it deal with miserable events but also with hopeful ones. I really liked this story because it leaves a glimmer of hope to readers. I highly recommend it.
June 29, 2022
Hidden: Nistar by author Batya Casper is a great historical fiction book that laces two novellas about the experience of living contemporary to the war, specially in children´s life. Each chapter is told by each character´s perspective. This kind of writing eases the understanding and empathy with the hope, anguish and other feelings that these young characters live.
I enjoyed this emotional and moving story, despite the fact that it touches deep and dramatic topics. But the narrative is clean, clear, and, at times, lovely. This is the first book I read from this author but it will certainly not be the last as I enjoyed very much her writing style as it is different from others.
I enjoyed this emotional and moving story, despite the fact that it touches deep and dramatic topics. But the narrative is clean, clear, and, at times, lovely. This is the first book I read from this author but it will certainly not be the last as I enjoyed very much her writing style as it is different from others.
July 1, 2022
What an incredible story and what a great talent author Batya Casper has. She wrote this historical fiction "Hidden: Nistar", where the facts are seen through the eyes of children. In this book, you can see the effects of war, from losing your parents, to the psychological effects it leaves.
I think it has not been an easy task to write these pages, and surely many readers shed a tear like me. It is a story full of emotions and the author managed to write it with such delicacy and sensitivity. I definitely recommend it and that is why I give it 5 starts.
I think it has not been an easy task to write these pages, and surely many readers shed a tear like me. It is a story full of emotions and the author managed to write it with such delicacy and sensitivity. I definitely recommend it and that is why I give it 5 starts.
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