Last week I read this amazing book which I was told about by a dear friend from church. (Thanks again, Jenny!!!) This book is an absolute jewel. As I've mentioned before, I am drawn to books that deal with the events surrounding WWII. This book deals with a different aspect of WWII than I had read before.
Krystyna is a young girl when WWII erupts in her home town of Lvov, Poland. She has a little brother that she quickly has to learn to care for and help hide while her parents are forced to work long hours each day. Eventually, the family receives word that the final liquidation of their ghetto will occur, and the family takes to the sewers under the very streets their murderers walk. Her father, having been preparing for this last resort situation, had established a contact through a Polish sewer worker to bring them daily food for a steep price. When the final liquidation happens, many Jews pour into the sewers, spoiling some carefully laid plans. Eventually the family, along with a group of other Jews, settles and fall into a "routine" of sorts. In these damp, disgusting, rat-infested conditions, Krystyna and her family live for fourteen months. Their tale is one of true courage and the human spirit's will to survive. READ THIS BOOK...one of the best memoirs I've read thus far!
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