THE GIRL IN THE GREEN SWEATER in an intimate portrayal of young girl's memories of the Holocaust. Krystyna was a young girl when the Holocaust first began, but by the end of the Holocaust she was a mature young woman.
As readers delve into THE GIRL IN THE GREEN SWEATER, characters literally come alive. Readers will grow very attached to certain characters and want to smack others upside the head. Krystyna tells of her reality both from a child's viewpoint and an adult's.
Although you know the end result, you cannot help but hope the ending turns out differently. The vivid details and long descriptions enable readers to picture everything happening in front of them.
As you finish THE GIRL IN THE GREEN SWEATER you will have found Krystyna's attitude amazing and feel how grateful she was towards those who helped her family.
THE GIRL IN THE GREEN SWEATER is a must read for World War II history buffs.
Basis for the acclaimed film "In Darkness," official 2012
Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.Β In
1943, with Lvov's 150,000 Jews having been exiled, killed,
or forced into ghettos and facing extermination, a group of
Polish Jews daringly sought refuge in the city's sewer
system. The last surviving member this group, Krystyna
Chiger, shares one of the most intimate, harrowing and
ultimately triumphant tales of survival to emerge from the
Holocaust.Β Originally published as The Girl in the Green
Sweater, In DarknessΒ is Chiger's harrowing first-person
account of the fourteen months she spent with her family in
the fetid, underground sewers of Lvov.In DarknessΒ is also
the story of Leopold Socha, the group's unlikely savior. A
Polish Catholic and former thief, Socha risked his life to
help Chiger's underground family survive, bringing them
food, medicine, and supplies. A moving memoir of a
desperate escape and life under unimaginable
circumstances,Β In DarknessΒ is ultimately a tale of intimate
survival, friendship, and redemption.
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