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𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐒. 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧
𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫
𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

𝟱★(𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗦)

A MUST READ! This book will be one of my favorite historical fiction books of the year. I devoured this book and cannot stop thinking about it! I loved everything about this and fell in love with the courage and tenacity of the main character, Minnie Soffer from the very start. Coming-of-age novels are some of my favorite, and I love how this one was also a blend of historical fiction, set in the Prohibition era of New York. Arriving in America from Ukraine as a toddler, Minnie, along with her brother Max, feel like they don’t belong. Her father, Ike, opens a soda shop, but Minnie soon finds out the soda shop is a front for a speakeasy. When tragedy strikes, Minnie has no choice but to step up and take over and run the bar. Determined to become a US citizen and also make her family proud, she does everything in her power to succeed.

I found this book to be so fascinating. I loved Minnie so much and all of the sacrifices she made for her family. She experienced so much heartbreak and had to grow up faster than most, but I just loved how she never gave up and pushed forward for her mother and her father. I learned so much about speakeasies and the prohibition period and this book was truly just so good. I cannot recommend it enough. I could not read it fast enough, but at the same time, I did not want it to end!

🎧I alternated between the physical book and the audiobook, narrated by one of my absolute favorite narrators, Helen Laser. Laser delivered a stellar performance! Seriously, I feel like it was award-worthy! I loved how she so effortlessly switched between accents and just took the reader on such an amazing journey! I highly recommend this one on audio!

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**Posted on Amazon on September 3, 2024
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This was “unputdownable” for me and I finished it in one day. It was so compelling that I simply could not stop listening and had to hear how this captivating story unfolded and resolved. The narrator was wonderful at bringing it all to life. The title is perfect and the book was packed with interesting characters and history. My heart broke for Minnie and Max as they adjusted to life in America as immigrant children who had to learn the English language and culture quickly. Minnie will be unforgettable for me. I loved her spunk as a child that turned into passion and determination as she became a young woman. The heaviness she must have felt from the responsibilities she inherited and impossible decisions she faced would have been unbearable for many people. I was on the edge of my seat and cheering her on throughout. This was my first read by this author and I can hardly wait to read more of her work!