Peggy C. reviewed on 8/29/2011 + 5 more book reviews

This is a moving and uplifting true story about the courage and resiliance of one family in Warsaw during the nightmarish days of the Nazi occupation, when the stated goal of the Nazis was to empty Warsaw of most of its inhabitants by exterminating all Jewish Poles. Its descriptions of the Warsaw ghetto and the atrocities that were commonplace during that time are horrifying, but the story is not about that horror. Rather it is about a family, and especially about one woman, who were willing to risk their lives to save those they could while living as normally as possible. It is about their courage and hope, their generosity and kindness--to people and animals alike--and their unbeatable spirit, which never failed to see the beauty and goodness and even the humor that, incredibly, survived even in those dark days. Their determined belief in LIFE is always apparent (even to bringing a new baby into this grim and frightening world!). I'm grateful for finding this book and richer for having read it.

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