It tells a story that people who were very close ...
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It tells a story that people who were very close to Freddie got upset with Jim Hutton for revealing too many personal details.
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Whether or not you agree the father in this story is abusive is kind of beside the point. This book is a look inside someone's private family, and I found it interesting to read. To read about what goes on in other people's lives behind closed doors, especially when it is something disturbing, is like a hand reaching out to other people, telling them they are not alone. Maybe your family wasn't as strange as this one, maybe it was similar. She is telling how it felt to be her, what she saw, how it affected her. It was her story to tell, and I commend her for sharing it.
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I am interested in stories of older persons who languish in nursing homes. Morgan's book tells these stories of older persons that would never see the light of day if he hadn't recorded them. We lose a library when an older  person dies and their stories die with them. These FAITH STORIES FROM THE  NURSING HOME preserve incredible stories of people who live outside the  city walls, and often are perceived as lepers. It needs to be read by  anyone interested in human beings.
866254
It is a specific story for a  specific audience. And it is also a one side look at someones life.
36008
If you are a sensitive person, this story might be difficult for you to read.  I thought it was really good, but there were many times I felt sad and angry at the situations that went on.  The family in this story is very close to one another.  They don't have much, but they are happy with the things they do have.  The young girl in the story is a nine-year old named Cassie Logan.  She always stands up for what she believes in and she is always looking out for her brother.  But it's hard for her to get her voice heard because she an African-American and the story take place in the 1930's.  There are many rude people in the town she lives in, and they don't care who they hurt.  The adults in the story try to protect all the children by not letting them see what's going on with all of racism problems, but the children know what's going on.  They get slapped at school for things that aren't their fault.
This story was very interesting to read, but sometimes it was hard to follow when they were talking to one another.  A lot of the dialogue was slang words and sentences.  There were times when I had to re-read the sentence to realize what the author was saying.  But after reading this, I would recommend it to others.
3147712
Very well written by two brace souls that were there and told the story of so many other brave souls that did not survive to tell the story.
4221630
George was a distant cousin of mine and I throroughly enjoyed the story told by his wife.  Just illustrates what person can do if they are determined.  George and his siblings did not depend on the government to care for them; instead, they depended on their own family and sheer perserverance.  I already owned a copy of this book guven to me my George's niece, and I wanted my two daughters to have a copy.
2613318
I am friends with one of the individuals in the book, the story is real and still relevant today.
383143
The author used his story to reveal many of the people we know in our everyday lives. Especially those parts of the people we know, including ourselves, that have always been difficult to think or talk about.
2714620
A good story about a time in the past that most of us today don't understand but it makes wonderful reading.
3305054
It was a moving story; many people are denying that these things happened in history.  We need to be constantly reminded
that this can happen to any nation.  Even now things are happenning in our United States that are sad beyone measure.
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It was very well written by the people who lived thru help.  There isn't any  opinions  , or any window dressing to the story .  The stories are told by the people that lived them.  I had an uncle that served in the pacific as a c.b., and he would not talk about the war to anyone.  All would say was "there isn't words to describe what I saw" ended of story.
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I must first start my review by giving some of my background. My in-laws were Polish Jewish Holocaust survivors. I started dating my husband in 1969, which in retrospect was only 24 years after their liberation from the camps. Growing up as a Jewish child of a mother who was born in Poland, and emigrated with her mother to Canada in 1926, 2 years after her father had gone to Canada, leaving family members behind who perished, was not the same as having this connection. However, through all these years, many of us only think about the 6,000,000 Jews who died in the holocaust, not realizing how this event affected all of Europe.

The story of Hitler and all his followers is one that has been told by many more recently, and this is an excellent example. All of these stories need to be told, and even though this is a fictional tale of what happened, the basic elements of the story are accurately told, and they are the important ones. What went on in Ravensbruck, the fact that Herta Oberheuser is a doctor who existed, and the experimental surgeries that she performed really happened, is something that people need to know about, and not deny.

Caroline Ferriday is a hero who's story also needs to be told more often. Her efforts may have begun during the war while helping the orphans in France, however her work with the Ravensbruck Rabbits is one that was told very well in The Lilac Girls.

For all those who think that the memories that Kasia and Zuzanna lived with should have been things that they could overcome, I can assure you that those who live through this never truly forget. The more I read, the more I realize why my in-laws always reacted to certain things the way they did. Martha Hall Kelly has done an excellent job bringing this story to us in a way that will have you remember it forever.
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The story centers around one woman and the various lives she touches. I have visited Poland on numerous occasions and found the people there to be friendly, but there is an underlying sense of the trials they or their ancestors endured at the hands of Russia and Nazi Germany. This story captures a great deal of what they went through.
1007644
It sheds light on a plight that many are unfamiliar with, meaning how essentially, homeless children were cared for during the early Depression years. The story contrasts & compares to todays world of foster care. The narrative is fairly predictable especially near the conclusion.
2575262
I was reminded of these words, attributed to the late Nelson Mandela when reading the story of Asad... It is a story of surviving in spite unimaginable odds - its the story of kind people and cruel people and people in whose narrow little worlds there simply isn't space for the 'other' and the 'different' and the 'not us' people... But the true charm of this story is in the telling of it : well done Jonny - your humble honesty and unapologetic telling of the story as it unfolded in front of you, is unique - it takes a special kind of person to tell a story without giving in to the temptation to express your opinion - to colour an event with your perspective. Its not a easy read - but then, it was not an easy or comfortable story to tell...
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A beautiful story of two older people who get together after their partners have died.  They are truly soulmates, but are criticized by many family and friends.  How they handle the jealousy and pettiness is the crux of the story.  Very readable, a book that will make you think about relationships.