BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS
THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN!
THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN!
MY BOOK BEGINNING
When I got off the ship that brought me to the United States in 1945, the American relatives who took me in urged me to forget everything that had happened to my family -- and to me -- in the Holocaust.-- Shores Beyond Shores: From Holocaust to Hope, My True Story by Irene Butter. Butter was Anne Frank's neighbor in Amsterdam before her family was taken to a concentration camp.
It was decades before she told her story outside a close circle of family and friends, as she recently wrote about in The New York Times.
Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name.
EARLY BIRDS & SLOWPOKES: This weekly post goes up Thursday evening for those who like to get their posts up and linked early on. But feel free to add a link all week.
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TIE IN: The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice is a natural tie in with this event and there is a lot of cross over, so many people combine the two. The idea is to post a teaser from page 56 of the book you are reading and share a link to your post. Find details and the Linky for your Friday 56 post on Freda’s Voice.
YOUR BOOK BEGINNING
Oh, my, I'm sure that was the thinking back then, but we all know that we can't just forget horrific events. This one sounds good.
ReplyDeleteThis one looks interesting.
ReplyDeleteI've read Anne Frank's Diary - this one looks a good book to read as well.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of this book before, but it sounds like an interesting read.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a really strong book beginning. It sounds like a bit of a difficult book content wise but it's one I would love to read.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like the set up for a lot of psychotherapy. Poor kid.
ReplyDeleteI love books like this. Especially as I went to Amsterdam and saw Anne Frank's house, I can picture it well.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a truly emotional read! I think I would have a hard time getting through this one!
ReplyDeleteJo-Ann at Inspiration Pie
I've not come across this book. I hope you enjoy it.
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