And Peace Never Came by Elisabeth M. Raab - 1997-01-02

Wilfrid Laurier University Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Wilfrid Laurier University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1997. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1997. Book. As New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 205 Pages Illus..

Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1997. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An unmarked copy-"It is Easter Sunday, April 1945, early in the morning, maybe just dawn. We stand still, like frozen grey statues. Us. Seven hundred and thirty women, wrapped in wet, grey, threadbare blankets, standing in the rain. Our blankets hang over our heads, drape down to the soil. We hold them closed with our hands from the inside, leaving only a small opening to peer out, so that we save the precious warmth of our breath." (from Chapter 5) So begins the author's sojourn, her search for freedom that begins with the chaotic barrenness in which she found herself after her liberation on Easter Sunday, April 1945, and takes her across several continents and half a lifetime. Raab paints a brief yet moving picture of her idyllic life before her internment and the shock and the horrors of Auschwitz, but it is in the images of life after her liberation, that Raab imparts her… Read More

A tight, clean, and unmarked copy-" It is Easter Sunday, April 1945, early in the morning, maybe just dawn. We stand still, like frozen grey statues. Us. Seven hundred and thirty women, wrapped in wet, grey, threadbare blankets, standing in the rain. Our blankets hang over our heads, drape down to the soil. We hold them closed with our hands from the inside, leaving only a small opening to peer out, so that we save the precious warmth of our breath. (from Chapter 5) So begins the author's sojourn, her search for freedom that begins with the chaotic barrenness in which she found herself after her liberation on Easter Sunday, April 1945, and takes her across several continents and half a lifetime. Raab paints a brief yet moving picture of her idyllic life before her internment and the shock and the horrors of Auschwitz, but it is in the images of life after her liberation, that Raab imparts her most poignant story a story told in a clear, almost sparse, always honest style, a story of the brutal, and,… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. Paints a picture of the author's idyllic life before her internment and the shock and the horrors of Auschwitz. This book is of interest to readers interested in human nature under the most trying circumstances, to historians of World War II or Jewish history, to veterans and their families who lived through World War II, and more.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1997. Paperback. New. 196 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches.

Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1997. Paperback. New. 196 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches.