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Sally

Even though I am barely one third of the way through this book, I feel I really must recommend it to anyone who is prepared for a very harrowing and thoughtprovoking read. It is the story of a 15 year old Jewish girl during WW2 who was saved from the gas chambers by her red hair and her lovely green eyes. Instead she was forced to work as a prostitute in an SS brothel on the eastern front, accommodating 12-15 soldiers a day, every moment afraid that she might betray the secret of her Jewishness and follow the rest of her family into oblivion. This is a story of despair, great sacrifice and degradation and of the desperate desire for life. It makes the reader feel at once ashamed and grateful. I simply can't put it down.
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Fantom · Joined: 17 Jan 2004 Posts: 235

Sally · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 3:40 am Post subject:

This is a novel, although based on the personal experiences of the author who was held prisoner in Auschwitz during the war. I am not halfway through yet, but without giving the story away, the situation for Skinny is slightly improved at the moment and I believe that the book will describe the triumph of love and the human spirit in the end. I do hope so.
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