This heartrending book by a young Jewish woman of high culture during the growing horror of the Nazi occupation of Paris, describes her inner life and turmoil with dazzling eloquence and honesty. To think that a life of such rich promise should be so brutally snuffed out is almost unbearable. To read this book is to enshrine her memory as long as we ourselves draw breath. Read it and weep.
(David Graham - bwl 49 January 2009 ) |
