Chasing the King of Hearts Author:Hanna Krall, Philip Boehm (Translator) An extraordinary love story, spanning 60 years, from 1939 to 2000, from the Warsaw Ghetto to Israel. — 'This is the last leg of my journey. It would be silly to lose my mind now.' After the deportation of her husband to Auschwitz, Izolda Regenberg, alias Maria Pawlicka, has only one aim: to free her husband. Her race to beat fate might ap... more »pear absurd to others, but not to her. In times of war and destruction she learns to trust herself.
A remarkable story of love and survival. The Warsaw Ghetto 1942: When Izolda's husband, Shayek, is imprisoned, she sets out to release him. She changes her name, her hair, her religion. Eventually she is captured and deported to Auschwitz. But even there, she trusts that her love will save them both.« less