A review by inspiretruthblog
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

5.0

I have read multiple WW2 books this year and it never ceases to amaze me how diverse each one has been! One war has created so many stories that I think it would take a lifetime to get through them all! The Zookeeper's Wife was no different! I think it is one of my top ten favorite WW2 books. I loved reading about Jan and Antonina's lives and the animals that came and went throughout the book. It's incredible how God can use a single family to save hundreds of Jews from the wrath of Hitler. I laugh every time I think about how the Zabinski family were hiding the Jews in the animal cages, right under the German's noses! The courage it must have taken to keep such a humungous secret and then the relief to make it through the war with only two Jews being caught is astounding! If you haven't read this book or seen the movie, I highly recommend that you do, it's a story you'll never forget!