That was what marked them for complete extermination. Their only “crime” according to the hateful, strangely mustached man from Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary was they were born Jewish. The majority that Alyson describes and breathes life into for us were once living, breathing, gifted human beings who deserved to live, love and be loved in return. Their origins don’t matter because, the author makes them all accessible, vulnerable, oh so human and very worthy of our concern and empathy. One group is made up of the most talented in the arts and others are fromacademia, some are executives of huge industries and from small family owned businesses. Some are from the most patrician of families and others from the poorest. Alyson Richman introduces us to all kinds of people. It is the true, emotionally transformative and unforgettable narrative of the prisoners at Terezin and Auschwitz concentration camps. While Lenka and Josef’s enduring romance runs throughout the book, another just as powerful and moving history is woven into A Lost Wife. It is the romantic narrative of their falling in love, courtship and quick marriage, because of Hitler’s imminent arrival in their homeland. Last week we met the author of this beautifully written love story of two young people living in Prague in the time immediately before the Nazi occupation. A Lost Wife A Very Different Love Story/A Very Different Holocaust Book:
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