Review: Very powerful and emotional read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 16, 2013
This is the third book I have read by Ray Kingfisher and without a doubt it is the one that will leave the strongest impression on me, being a very powerful and moving read.It is the story of Susannah, a holocaust survivor who at the age of 80 is suffering from terminal cancer. For the past 60 years she has lived in denial of her past, suppressing all memories of her time in World War II and never discussing it with anyone. Now she decides it is time to visit Germany for the first time since her rescue to lay her ghosts to rest and finally achieve some form of closure.When she arrives the memories start flooding back and we then learn all about her past in a no holds barred account of life in Bergen-Belsen. It is a very moving story, one that is vivid in description with the author doing a magnificent job of recreating that very real hell on earth. It is a book that really does stand as a first class testament to probably the most horrendous events in modern history and Susannah's story will stay with me for a long time to come.