Book guide
All the Broken Places
A woman who escaped her past must decide whether silence is another kind of guilt.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalRedemptionHistoricalHidden identityHistoricalWar storyLiteraryRedemptionLiteraryHidden identityLiteraryTrauma recoveryLiteraryFamily secretsLiteraryGrief journeyLiterarySocial commentary
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About All the Broken Places
Decades after fleeing Nazi Germany, Gretel lives quietly in London while hiding the truth of her childhood. When a new family downstairs forces old memories into the present, she must confront guilt, complicity and the chance to act differently.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas · Book 2 of 2
Content warnings
- war
- violence
- child abuse
- domestic abuse
- sexual content
- gaslighting
- antisemitism
- genocide
- sexual assault
