This book was moving and also highly entertaining. The author's mother was a quick-witted woman with a lot of tenacity. She managed to outsmart the Nazis and their cohorts to survive the war. People living during this time period endured a lot, especially if they were a targeted population. This book offers many examples of that. I also found it interesting to see how the author was treated after the war when he entered a normal school setting. This book is available on Audible Plus, which is the version I listened to. It took about five hours and I finished it at work. The paperback version is less than 200 pages if you are interested in a short read.