Reviews
“[An] affecting memoir…. Vivid…. Riveting…. An amazing story of wartime survival.” (Kirkus Reviews)
“The lasting impact of the Holocaust on a survivor and her daughter emerges in this joint account… The voices and experiences expressed are valuable.” (Publishers Weekly)
“Memoirs can be perilous for writer and reader alike, and Leslie Gilbert-Lurie tackles the genre’s pitfalls head-on by recreating both her mother’s life followed by the writer’s look at her own life.” (Arlene B. Soifer, Jewish Book Council)