Genre: Adult,
Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction
Source: I received a
copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
From Goodreads:
The year is 2039, and Jack Fisher is the last living
survivor of the Holocaust. Set in a world that is abysmally complacent about
events of the last century, Jack is a 100-year-old man whose worst memories
took place before he was 5. His story hearkens back to the Jewish ghetto of his
birth and to Auschwitz where, as a little boy, he had to fend for himself to
survive after losing his family. Jack becomes the central figure in a
missing-person investigation when his granddaughter suddenly disappears. While
assisting police, he finds himself in danger and must reach into the darkest
corners of his memory to come out alive.
My Thoughts:
Once again we are reminded that if
we try to sanitize history, as so many of our school history books do, the we
are sure to repeat it. That is not
always a good thing. From the minute I read of the first killing I was
hooked. What is so amazing is that this
book is set in the future, not too far from present time, yet we have all heard
people say the holocaust didn’t happen.
Are we doomed to repeat history?
Maybe. I hope that if we ever have such an event that I can show as much
courage as Jack did as a child and as an adult.
I was able to connect with his granddaughter’s passion for learning
about his history not only because I love history, but because I too am a
teacher. I learned a long time ago that
almost all teachers strive to continue to learn something new. The fact that
someone would kill to keep the truth of the holocaust quiet is so realistic and
frightening. This is a book I will
definitely recommend to my friends, especially those who are teachers. These are lessons that should be taught in
schools. I would definitely read
anything else this author wrote as this was an excellent piece of writing.
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