![]() ![]() ![]() But it is, ultimately, a book that deals with the Holocaust and its aftermath, and while the experience of every survivor is different they are all heart wrenching and they all deal with the horrors that humans are capable of doing to one another. It also talks of the Czech experience, which has not been extensively covered. Read More Excellent 1,761 reviews on Access to over 1 million titles for a fair monthly price. So this is not a book that dwells on the atrocities. Spanning nearly ninety years and crossing oceans, When Time Stopped is a powerful and beautifully wrought memoir in which Ariana comes to know the family that has been lost and, ultimately, her own beloved father. ![]() ![]() For a variety of reasons, I tried to focus on the light rather than the darkness that I uncovered. The journey for me was one of affirmation and understanding and I hope that the book reflects this. Unlike most Holocaust memoirs, When Time Stopped has some first person accounts (letters and memoirs of family members) but is largely written from the perspective of a second generation person trying to solve the mystery of her father and uncover a past and a family that were never spoken about. Ariana Neumann Hi, you might want to ask a reader this question :-) But for what it's worth, having read many history books and memoirs about the Holocaust, I can te …more Hi, you might want to ask a reader this question :-)īut for what it's worth, having read many history books and memoirs about the Holocaust, I can tell you that my father's story of survival is unusual. ![]()
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