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Reviewed by Emma Crowley Celina has given up hope of ever leaving Auschwitz. Only memories of her beloved husband Noah keep her sane—her chi...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley Day in, day out, servant Rosalie is forced to aid in the harrowing medical selections at Auschwitz, marking prisone...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley Poland: Day in and day out, fifteen-year-old Jordanna holds tight to the hands of her siblings as they’re forced in...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley Emilie’s heart stops as she takes in her childhood sweetheart hunched in a tattered prisoner’s uniform, the light l...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley  Raya bends over a delicate glove in her beloved shop in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. It’s the only place she st...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley The cattle car is dark, except for the light filtering through the boarded windows. There are too many of us to cou...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley In the middle of the night, while I am curled in Ben’s arms, there is a harsh knock on the door. My blood turns to ...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley The worn leather-bound diary, tied with a red ribbon, has hidden the truth for seventy years. The spine crackles as...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley  Auschwitz, 1941: It was her father’s job to save the lives of the SS. But she chose to risk everything and save th...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley Nazi-occupied Holland, 1943: In a makeshift village in the middle of the woods, hiding from Nazi soldiers determine...

Reviewed by Emma Crowley In Nazi Germany, innocent people vanish every day, torn mercilessly from their homes and loved ones. When Matilda’s...