Misha: A Memoire of the Holocaust Years

by Misha Defonseca

Book Overview

Fascinating but fictionalized "memoir". This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963525778
• ISBN13: 9780963525772
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Mt. Ivy Press
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

best book in my life

I think Misha's book is the best book i've never read. I hope to meet this special person to tell her how she made me cry while reading. I agree with people who told that it's a book that must be read from all the people, particularly from students who are now opening to the world I would be very happy to have some more informations about the author and also to speak with sombody who read this book to discuss

The greatest book of all books . ( I cried reading it )

Hi I'm a reader from holland. I'm 15 years old. I just wanted to say this book should be red by everybody. And also I wanted to say to Misha that I find it really good of her to tell her story. xxx- jes and lots of Love Justina

A true tale of the triumph of the human spirit

Having met Misha in person, and not having heard her entire story, I set about reading this book with the thought that it would tear my heart out. This was true, in some parts; in others, I laughed at her childlike approach to survival and groaned over her adult perspective on human beings.This book is a must-read for anyone who has ever celebrated childhood or courage or survival; it should be recommended to readers who are interested in history or spiritualism or people.It is at once saddening and uplifiting, humorous and desparate, dark and enlightening.

One of the most moving books that I have ever read.

I couldn't put the book down once I started it. The account of this real life tragedy, as remembered by Misha after many years, brings vivid images to me. These images are probably very insignificant compared to what Misha as a child must have endured. I can only hope that Misha can write a follow-on of her experiences. Also I hope someone has the forsight to make a movie of this, with Misha authenticating the accounts as they happened. In these ways, her experiences can be communicated so that many understand the inhumanity that we're capable of, so that we can attempt to prevent this from happening in the present and the future.I have had the opportunity to have met Misha and am convinced of her authenticity and convictions.

Misha

How do I rate this book...you don't go above 10...this is the best book I have ever read. I loved it. A must read of human injustice of man. This is wonderful book of courage, bring your tissues..I can't understand why Steven Speilberg haven't made a movie out of it yet. It would sink the Titanic...