"The son of a Holocaust survivor rehearses the horrors of his mother's captivity, the improbability of her survival, and the deleterious lingering effects on her—and him. . . . A welcome excavation of an obscure corner of Holocaust history."—Kirkus
"This is a well-written page-turner for any reader wanting a different perspective on Nazi atrocities. The author effortlessly moves from the general to the particular and back as he puts his mother’s plight in context. . . . I can understand why Mr. Goldman felt he had to tell his mother’s story. It is a compelling one, and every reader who pretends to understand this dark era in human history should read it."—Steve Moore, bookpleasures.com
"Goldman . . . deftly mixes his personal experiences growing up the son of a survivor and the events surrounding the crash of Hitler’s 1,000-year Reich."—Tom Tugen, Jewish Journal
"An inherently fascinating read from cover to cover."—James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review
"Stan Goldman tells us through the story of his mother’s harrowing survival that there are still millions of more stories about the Holocaust, and there should be a never ending quest to bring out these stories for future generations to become more aware of such an unspeakable tragedy, and continually end the ignorance so that it could never happen again."—Stuart Nulman, Montreal Times
“Professor Goldman’s account of this previously untold moment in history is seismic. What a tale! It is not only purposeful but also riveting and enlightening. It’s a must-read, especially at a time when, sadly, there are creeping global similarities to the festering mindset in the run-up to World War II.”—Ashleigh Banfield, host of HLN’s Crime and Justice with Ashleigh Banfield
“A harrowing, haunting memoir and history. I couldn’t put it down.”—Charles Rosenberg, author of The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington
“Powerful. It’s riveting.”—Geraldo Rivera
“Stanley Goldman has written what may perhaps be the last genre of Holocaust memoirs. The son of a Holocaust survivor, he has pieced together his mother’s story and told it with respect and dispassion. . . . The result is a powerful work that probes the past and its indelible impact on those who have been directly touched by it. He writes with candor but not with rancor, a feat as remarkable as it is rare.”—Michael Berenbaum, director of the Sigi Ziering Institute and professor of Jewish Studies at the American Jewish University
