Unforgettable and deeply arresting; Let Me Go is a haunting memoir of World War II that “won’t let you go until you’ve finished reading the last page†(The Washington Post Book World). In 1941; in Berlin; Helga Schneider’s mother abandoned her along with her father and younger brother. Let Me Go recounts Helga’s final meeting with her ailing mother in a Vienna nursing home some sixty years after World War II; in which Helga confronts a nightmare: her mother’s lack of repentance about her past as a Nazi SS guard at concentration camps; including Auschwitz; where she was responsible for untold acts of torture. With spellbinding detail; Schneider recalls their conversation; evoking her own struggle between a daughter’s sense of obligation and the inescapable horror of her mother’s deeds.
#22545 in Books Hyslop Stephen G 2015-11-03 2015-11-03Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.20 x .90 x 9.40l; 1.25 #File Name: 142621555X320 pagesNational Geographic the Old West
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very Nice Book.By DLCVery nice coffee table type book. A lot of excellent illustrations and photos.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Two StarsBy Monte WalshSeems revisionist to me! Not thrilled with it0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I can safely say it's going to be a great read; with many outstanding photosBy CustomerAfter a quick brushing though the book; I can safely say it's going to be a great read; with many outstanding photos. I was most impressed by how fast you folks got it to me; and that was totally because of the work and assistance of Rachel M. who was "phenomenal".
