The Change Artist by Carla Rieger

The Change Artist by Carla Rieger is a thought-provoking journey into the effects of war on a family.

My book review rating: 5 stars – this book is heart-warming and thought-provoking and one I will definitely read again

The Change Artist tells the story of Fran Freeman, a woman who has spent her whole life trying to please her father, and finds herself on a journey to the other side of the world, in search of a sister she never knew she had and the answers she needs to understand her father’s past and clear his name in a legal case.

From modern day Vancouver, Rieger takes us on a journey back to the 1930s in Vienna, into Germany in wartime and then across the Sahara Desert as Fran uncovers the secrets of her father’s past. This is a beautiful novel of love and family, of war and tragedy and people struggling for survival. It’s heartbreaking but inspiring and reminds us all that life is what we make it, and that our stories live on through our loved ones.

Last year I read a few books about the Holocaust but this one looks at the atrocity from a whole new angle; in writing The Change Artist, Carla Rieger delivers a beautiful story woven by a compelling storyteller which will teach you things you may not have known about our history, make you think about the way you lead your life, and remind you that life and family are precious and should not be taken for granted. You should add it to your bookshelf today.

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