You can't judge a story by it's word count. This is an accurate statement when it comes to this ebook from author Kristen Harmel. I'll be honest I downloaded this simply because of it's price but I have to tell you I'm glad I did. This is a very short story clocking in at just fifteen pages, but I guarantee this story will resonate long after the last page is turned.
The story is set in 1942 Paris on Christmas Eve.A boy stands beneath the statue of Liberte in the Jardin du Luxembourg on the eve of his sixteenth birthday. It is close to curfew and he needs to get home but he catches sight of a young girl Rose and his fate is sealed. Although we don't we have very long in the company of our lead characters, you will definitely feel their plight by the end and keen to find out how their story ends. The story sets up the events of the novel The Sweetness of Forgetting, and if this short story is anything to go by it's one novel I'll definitely be checking out. Short, but definitely sweet.
