Towards freedom
By: Livia Bitton-Jackson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Pocket Childrens Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780689875649
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Childhood and youth; Holocaust survivors; Biography; Czechs; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Description: The year is 1951 and teenage Elli and her mother arrive in New York City. Finally they can leave behind bitter Holocaust memories and start a new life. From office filing all day, to the challenge of night school, to interpreting the intentions of Alex, a handsome and persistent doctor, Elli soon finds learning English is only half as hard as growing up. Against a backdrop of soda shops, skyscrapers and subways, acclaimed author Livia Bitton-Jackson concludes her autobiographical journey from concentration camp survivor to immigrant teen with her future ahead of her.