Jennifer V. Murray

Amazing book...I could not put it down!, Feb 9 2010

I have read a lot of holocaust memoirs, and this one certainly is one of the best. Highly recommend it!

so self-righteous, Feb 2 2010

Irenka is so self-righteous, it is beyond annoying. I haven't even finished this book, I still have a couple of chapters to go...but she is just so, irritating, that I can hardly stand to read any more. I have read so many books on the Holocaust, and this is by far - the most frustrating one I have ever read. Irene can't say enough, "Oh little ol' me??? I am like a God to these Jews, leading them away from evil". She claims to have led such a "hard, war-time life" when actually, she is well-fed, well-clothed, and sleeping with a German major. There are so many better books out there to read. Yes, she did a couple of good deeds, but when she pretends to be a "god" to the people she… Read more