(5) pub 2016 N/F Mazzeo does not try to paint Irena as a spotless saint but shows her as a woman with very real faults and foibles raising to the challenge and choosing to act with courage and focus, despite the great risk to herself, to save lives in Warsaw during WWII. With her husband taken by the Nazi war machine Irena "lives in adultery" with her, also married, Jewish lover, Adam. The fact that she is not married to Adam saves her from being sent to the ghetto and he is a deciding factor that initially draws her there.
So many seemingly ordinary Jewish and Polish people acted with absolute bravery to effect rescues of Jews and Poles during this dark portion of history.
I’ve seen the movie, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, but appreciated this audio so much more once I got past the first few chapters and became used to the narrator – she’s actually very good.
This no holds barred biography is rich with good storytelling detail and is one I’d totally recommend to my IRL associates who also ‘like’ reading WWII non-fiction.
So many seemingly ordinary Jewish and Polish people acted with absolute bravery to effect rescues of Jews and Poles during this dark portion of history.
I’ve seen the movie, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, but appreciated this audio so much more once I got past the first few chapters and became used to the narrator – she’s actually very good.
This no holds barred biography is rich with good storytelling detail and is one I’d totally recommend to my IRL associates who also ‘like’ reading WWII non-fiction.
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