They must flee from the city before the Germans invade. Her father tries to calm her fears, but soon he is working extra hours at the museum in order to catalog and hide various precious items. When Marie turns 11, rumors of war begin to be whispered throughout Paris. When he fixes the radio of an important German official, Werner is rewarded with a scholarship to a prestigious school. People pay him with a few marks or extra food for his services. However, his knack for repairing radios becomes known throughout the town. Although Werner dreams of studying in Berlin, he believes his only future lies working in the nearby mines. Both Jutta and Werner worry when Nazi propaganda starts to take hold in their city. His musings thrill the children and feed their hungry imaginations. Werner and his sister stay up late to listen to an educational program broadcast by a Frenchman. The children at the home are thrilled to listen to various music and theater programs. It takes Werner only a few days to get a discarded radio to work again. Naturally bright and inquisitive, Werner and his sister learn all that they can from scraps and items they find around their city. Often, she explores the mollusk collection, learning each creature by its size and the way it feels to her fingers.Įight-year-old Werner Pfenning grows up with his younger sister, Jutta, in an orphanage in Germany. She spends many hours at the museum with her father. She is transported by the story and reads it every day. Her father saves to buy her an expensive Braille book for her birthday - Around the World in 80 Days. He teaches her how to navigate the city in real life so that she does not become housebound. When disease claims her eyesight a short time later, he builds her an intricate model of the city so that she might learn every street and building. She must unlock the box to retrieve her present. He creates wooden puzzle boxes for her every birthday.

Marie’s father is the principal locksmith at the museum. The only way to break the curse is to throw the diamond into the ocean so that the “God of the Sea” can claim it. It is said that the owner of the diamond will live forever, but that anyone the owner loves will fall under its curse. Marie-Laure LeBlanc is 6 years old in 1934 when she first learns of “The Sea of Flames.” This priceless diamond is hidden in the museum where her father works. For this review, the novel will be summarized according to the actual timeline, rather than how the story is told. This story is told in a nonlinear fashion and covers the years 1934-2014.

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