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A review by rlbasley
Fragments of Isabella: A Memoir of Auschwitz by Isabella Leitner
4.0
Fragments of Isabella: A memoir of Auschwitz by Isabella Leitner and Irving Leitner (editor)
(Scribed). As a young woman, Isabella was transferred to Auschwitz from a ghetto with her mother, her sisters, and her brother. Her mother, brother, and two of her sisters died in Auschwitz. Isabella and two of her sisters survived. What makes Isabellas story unique is that it’s not told in straightforward almost historical prose. Her story is told in the way she remembers what happened, in disjointed burst of memories. It at times makes the book hard to follow but it adds to the understanding of what it must be like to actually live with the memories. Good book and she was very brave to write it.
(Scribed). As a young woman, Isabella was transferred to Auschwitz from a ghetto with her mother, her sisters, and her brother. Her mother, brother, and two of her sisters died in Auschwitz. Isabella and two of her sisters survived. What makes Isabellas story unique is that it’s not told in straightforward almost historical prose. Her story is told in the way she remembers what happened, in disjointed burst of memories. It at times makes the book hard to follow but it adds to the understanding of what it must be like to actually live with the memories. Good book and she was very brave to write it.