Destined to Live

One Woman's War, Life, Loves Remembered

by Diana Bagnall, Sabina Wolanski

On Sale: 01/27/2014

Destined to Live

One Woman's War, Life, Loves Remembered

by Diana Bagnall, Sabina Wolanski

On Sale: 01/27/2014

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About the Book

An extraordinary story of courage, forgiveness and reconciliation.
Sabina Wolanski was just 12 years old when her home town in Poland was invaded by Nazis. In her diary, along with innocent adolescent longings, she recorded what happened next: the humiliations and terrors, the murder of her beloved family and the startling story of her own survival. Leaving Europe after the war, Sabina forged a new life in Australia, juggling a thriving design business, her family, and an unorthodox love life. But as time wore on, she began asking herself why had she survived when so many died? And what kind of justice fitted such crimes? In May 2005, when Germany opened its controversial Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, in Berlin, Sabina was chosen to speak as the voice of the six million dead. In her speech she noted that although the Holocaust had taken everything she valued, it had also taught her that hatred and discrimination are doomed to fail. Her ability to survive, to love, and to live well, has been her greatest triumph. 'I couldn't put down this engaging, honest story of love, loss and survival.' Diane Armstrong, bestselling author of tHE VOYAGER OF tHEIR LIFE 'important and wonderfully written' Australian Literary Review

Critical Praise

• ‘What stands out in particular about this Holocaust memoir is Wolanski’s engaging honesty … an engaging tale that manages to speak of atrocities, while simultaneously urging the reader not to give up on humanity’ said the Australian Jewish News. • ‘The pages of this memoir crackle with joie de vivre [joy of living]’ said the Sydney Morning Herald in a positive review. This title was their Pick of the Week.It is ‘Wolanski’s whole-hearted grab for life, plus her generosity of spirit, that is so admirable and instructive,’ said the Weekend Australian.‘What stands out in particular about this Holocaust memoir is Wolanski’s engaging honesty … an engaging tale that manages to speak of atrocities, while simultaneously urging the reader not to give up on humanity,’ said the Australian Jewish News.'The pages of this memoir crackle with joie de vivre [joy of living],’ said the Sydney Morning Herald in a positive review. This title was their Pick of the Week. -

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780730400516
  • ISBN 10: 0730400514
  • Imprint: 4th Estate
  • On Sale: 01/27/2014
  • Pages: 326
  • List Price:25.49 CAD
  • BISAC1 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish
  • BISAC2 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
  • BISAC3 : HISTORY: Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater
  • BISAC4 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival
  • BISAC5 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs

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