The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford

While I found the history interesting, the story left something to be desired. While I've read novels that include references to or scenes in those camps, I've never read one exclusively devoted to them. I chose “A Feather on the Water” because I’ve enjoyed, very much, some of the historical novels offered by Amazon’s “First Reads” program and because of the post-WWII Displaced Person (DP) camp subject matter. Among these strangers and survivors, they might find the love and closure they need to heal their hearts and leave their troubled pasts behind. Charged with the care of more than two thousand camp residents, Martha, Delphine, and Kitty draw on each other’s strength to endure and to give hope when all seems lost.

Working at the camp is her chance to find meaning again by helping other victims of Hitler’s regime. For Delphine, Paris has been a city of ghosts after her husband and son died in Dachau. She hopes working at the camp will bring her closer to her parents, last seen before the war began. They long to help rebuild shattered lives―including their own… For Martha, going to Germany provides an opportunity to escape Brooklyn and a violent marriage. Just weeks after World War II ends, three women from different corners of the world arrive in Germany to run a Displaced Persons camp.

For three women in postwar Germany, 1945 is a time of hope―lost and found―in this powerful novel by the bestselling author of The Woman on the Orient Express.

The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford