This is the personal account of Mel Mermelstein and his experiences during the Holocaust. He is very detailed in his recollection of how friends and neighbors began to change and others began to disappear. His recollection of living conditions and food conditions were also thoroughly noted. You get a real sense of the despair and terror that he and so many others felt while living under oppression and while being interned in concentration camps. I simply cannot imagine having the mental fortitude to endure that, much less the physical capability. It is amazing to me that so many people managed to survive the starvation, experiments, terrible living conditions, and slave labor.

This was a deeply emotional book, so if you aren't into that type of thing, I wouldn't read this one. If you are interested in World War II and the Holocaust, this is not one that I would pass up. This is a book that I have had for a couple of years that I found at my local used book store. I have so many books that I am finally getting around to reading this year that are absolute gems, and this is one of them. Personal accounts of travesties like this are so important to this historical record. I hope that the author of this book was able to find some peace after getting this all out on paper.