Ann Kirschner allows her mother's poignant story to emerge from these heartbreaking missives; filling in the gaps with a dignified; quietly eloquent connecting narrative…an incredible journey through hell and back (Kirkus Reviews; starred review).For nearly fifty years; Sala Kirschner kept a secret: She had survived five years as a slave in seven different Nazi work camps. Living in America after the war; she kept hidden from her children any hint of her epic; inhuman odyssey. She held on to more than 350 letters; photographs; and a diary without ever mentioning them. Only in 1991; on the eve of heart surgery; did she suddenly present them to Ann; her daughter; and offer to answer any questions Ann wished to ask. When Sala first reported to a camp in Geppersdorf; Germany; at the age of sixteen; she thought it would be for six weeks. Five years later; she was still at a labor camp and only she and two of her sisters remained alive of an extended family of fifty. Sala's Gift is a heartbreaking; eye-opening story of survival and love amidst history's worst nightmare.
#9686232 in Books 2010-10-28Original language:English 9.21 x 6.14 x .0l; 1.74 #File Name: 1409424855578 pages
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