Laurie M. (reading-galore) - , reviewed on 1/14/2019 + 115 more book reviews

This is a powerful love story about a tattooist, Lale, and a young girl, Gita, trying to survive in a World War II concentration camp. Lale is given many freedoms to roam the camp due to his job, giving the reader the ability to see the many sides of the camp. Lale quickly determines that by pocketing gems from the piles of Jewish belongings, he can acquire extra food and favors and save people from death. It is a sweet story, treading lightly on the terrible side of the Holocaust in comparison to other heavier memoirs and stories that I have read in the past. What is really wonderful is that it is based on three years of interviews of Lale by the author. This is a thought provoking book that will have you thinking about the line of right and wrong and whether you would cross that line to survive.

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