Parallel Lines: A journey from childhood to Belsen - Softcover

Lantos, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905147201 ISBN 13: 9781905147205

Publisher: Arcadia Books, 2006

Synopsis

Unusual book

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Review:

"Lantos has not only written a moving and sensitively narrated memoir, but he has also done an expert job of sleuthing his family's history in order to fill the heartbreaking gaps left by the Holocaust." "-- "Richard Zimler, author, "The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon"

Synopsis:

This is a story of a young boy's journey from a sleepy provincial town in Hungary during the Second World War to the concentration camp in Bergen-Belsen. Unlike other books dealing with this period, this is not a Holocaust story, but a child's recollection of a journey full of surprise, excitement, bereavement and terror. Yet, this remains a testimony of survival, overcoming obstacles, which to adults may seem insurmountable, but to a child were just part of an adventure and, ultimately, recovery. After having established a career in the West, the author decided to revisit the stages on his earlier journeys, reliving the past through the perspective of the present. Along the way, ghosts from the past are finally laid to rest by the kindness of new friends.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1905147201
• ISBN 13: 9781905147205
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300