A review by kendall_reads8
Transcending Darkness: A Girl's Journey Out of the Holocaust by Estelle Glaser Laughlin

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Estelle is a Holocaust survivor and this is her story.  She was just a small girl when her family was taken to the camps.  In her story she tells all, good, bad and very, very ugly.  This book touched my heart in so many ways.  Reading what loving parents sacrifice to keep their child alive.  There were many times it was hard to listen to and yes, it did make me cry.  I will never be able to wrap my head around the cruelty and pure hate shown to others just because of religion, color, whatever.  These Nazi's were monsters!  Yet through it all a little girl endures and becomes a survivor.  Estelle also teaches us what real forgiveness looks like.  Absolutely wonderful read that must be read.

Thank you to the author and BookSprout for this audiobook to read and give my honest review.