I really appreciated getting to read this book, it brought this time-period perfectly. I thought this memoir did a great job in bringing the people to life and what they went through in this. Karen Kirsten has a great writing style and this was a great memoir.

An extremely interesting, emotional and fascinating journey backwards to the roots of Karen's family. A memoir which reads as a novel in two timelines which works perfectly in this novel. Indeed, Karen's personality has been taking shape two generations before she was even conceived! The trauma experienced by her grandparents, parents in Poland as Jewish people interned at Auschwitz could only impact on her own life. How, one might ask, when she knew next to nothing about their pasts (one did not talk about that, lied even)? Will this research into Karen's genealogical tree answer all questions regarding her family's behaviour? A harsh journey, very emotional, sometimes angering as well which Karen deemed necessary not only for herself but for her family as well. I found it fascinating particularly on a psychological level. Highly recommended.
I received a complimentary ARC of this novel from NetGalley and I am leaving voluntarily an honest review.