This book details the life of Blima Weisstuch, who was living in Poland in 1941. She, like a lot of people, paid no attention to the rise of the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler. A lot of people really liked some of the ideals and policies he was spewing, but a lot of people thought he would go nowhere with it. They thought this fervor would fizzle out. This book is actually written by her daughter, who has an intimate understanding of what her mother went through once the Nazis took control. There were a lot of terrible things that Blima experienced and witnesses. This was a short book, and probably would be good for those just getting into this subject, or younger people.