Friday, March 12, 2010

Friday Find: Broken Birds, The Story of My Momila by Jeannette Katzir

"Broken Birds" by Jeannette Katzir is based on true events. It begins with the Holocaust stories of the author's parents, describes their meeting in New York and their life together raising Jeannette and her four siblings. When Jeanette's mother dies the destructive legacy of the Holocaust fractures her family.

8 comments:

Lisa said...

This ne sounds good

here's mine

bermudaonion said...

I love stories like that, for some odd reason. I think they make me think and wonder how I would react to the same situation.

Alayne said...

Sounds like a very powerful story. Nice pick. Mine are at The Crowded Leaf.

Stephanie said...

This book sounds very moving.

FeatheredQuillBookReviews said...

Wow, how intense, thanks for sharing that.
Have a happy weekend!

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Mishel (P.S. I Love Books) said...

Great find. I really like the title.

Pam said...

This sounds powerful. I really like the title and cover. :O)

(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said...

My goodness, this does sound like a wonderful, but serious read. Thanks for posting about it!