Review: Could it happen to us?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 4, 2012
Billie Sue Mosiman has invented a truly frightening world, a world that started out good, but was insidiously invaded by the power and greed of the rich.Jackie, her husband Antone, and their children are trying hard to work their way up to middle class.  They're good people, they aren't out to harm anyone, but the same can't be said for the Powers-That-Be.  With no warning, Jackie and the kids are imprisoned in a concentration camp reminiscent of Auschwitz.  Not for being a certain race, not for being criminals, but for being poor.  In short order it becomes apparent that there is no way out, no recourse, no answers.  Antone locates them, wreaking havoc and facilitating escape.  But, now what?  Where do they go, how do they hide?  Will their world ever be safe again?I found myself feeling the love in this family for one another, and the fear that comes with the inability to protect each other.  I cried for their despair, and after finishing the novella, I had nightmares because this scenario isn't so far-fetched.Ask yourself, which category do you fit into - the 1%, or the 99%?