The Invisible Wall

I'm not a fan of book reviews/synopses that have spoilers in them, and I especially won't give any spoilers about this book because I think EVERYONE should read it. I LOVED this book. It had some romance, some poverty, some optimism, some heart-breaking moments, and some sweet moments. There were defiant characters, there were characters rising above the odds, but most of all, there were characters who never lost hope. Throw in some serious religious tension, a few drunks, and a war, and you've got yourself The Invisible Wall. 
What I loved most about the book though was it's honesty. These were things that actually happened. These were people that actually lived. And, in our human history, these were barriers that were self-inflicted out of fear--fear of people who were different. In the book the primary focus is on people of different religious backgrounds, but the incidences of discrimination could be easily re-written to exist between different races, different political beliefs, or even different genders. It was utterly captivating--but at the same time disheartening. Because I know, eighty-some years later, that many of these biases still exist. They may not be presented in the same fashion, and they may not be as extreme, but they are still there. And frankly (sadly), I think they always will be, because as a race many humans are inherently scared of what is unknown and different.