AnnaAizic

Shirley

*****5 Stars

A Historical GemOnce I got into this story I wasted no time getting through it. The drawback was trying to understand the cultural language and some of the culture itself. I was quite surprised at how much I liked it. Since it was written in the form of letters my understanding became much clearer and focused. It was easy to read so the author gets high marks for that. I love history and came to appreciate the story which was sad and captivating at the same time. I was angry along with her and s A Historical GemOnce I got into this story I wasted no time getting through it. The drawback was trying to understand the cultural language and some of the culture itself. I was quite surprised at how much I liked it. Since it was written in the form of letters my understanding became much clearer and focused. It was easy to read so the author gets high marks for that. I love history and came to appreciate the story which was sad and captivating at the same time. I was angry along with her and sad and full of despair, as I poured through the pages. Being a writer of history myself I could relate to why she wrote this at all. I learned more about Jewish history than I ever did because it was a little more up close and personal. A great book for the classroom right along with the "Diary of Anne Frank." And that is saying a lot.