LEADER 03865cam a22006018i 4500001 296251 005 20240808161044.0 008 240726t20232023nyu b 000 0beng 010 2023029093 035 (OCoLC)on1385322282 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCF |dTOH |dOCLCO |dJAS |dOCLCO |dBDX |dINR |dZQP |dCNCAR |dLHM 019 140896062814141014941414102375 020 9780063328754 |q(trade paperback) 020 0063328755 |q(trade paperback) 020 |z9780063328730 |q(ebook) 042 pcc 043 e-xr---e-gx---u-at-vi 050 00 DS135.C97 |bU578 2023 049 LHMA 100 1 Unreich, Rachelle, |d1966- |eauthor. 245 12 A brilliant life : |bmy mother's inspiring true story of surviving the Holocaust / |cRachelle Unreich. 250 First US edition. 264 1 New York : |bHarper, |c2023. 264 4 |c©2023 300 x, 290 pages ; |c21 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references. 520 "The powerful, true story of a Holocaust survivor told by her daughter--a tale that reminds us of the resilience of the soul and the ability of the heart to heal. As Mira is nearing the end of her life, her daughter Rachelle wants to find out how her mother had lived through four concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and a Death March. There was a mystery to her survival, it seemed--which perhaps had something to do with the strange things that always happened around her. And, incredibly, when giving testimony later in life, she says that it was during this time--despite witnessing the depths of man's cruelty--that she learned about "the goodness of people." Born in Czechoslovakia, Mira was only 12 years old when World War II broke out. At 88, living in Australia, she is diagnosed with cancer, and her journalist daughter decides to interview her to distract her from her illness. What Rachelle discovers about her mother helps her fit together the jigsaw pieces of her own life. A Brilliant Life portrays not only how remote a prospect it was to live through the Holocaust, but what it is like to be the child of a survivor. A story of love, loss, wonder and the deepest kind of faith, A Brilliant Life questions the role that fate, chance and destiny play in one's life. It is a tribute to family, a story of incredible resilience and a chronicle of the deep connection between mother and child that not even death can destroy"-- |cProvided by publisher. 600 10 Unreich, Mira, |d1927-2017. 600 30 Blumenstock family. 650 0 Holocaust survivors |zCzechoslovakia |vBiography. 600 10 Unreich, Mira, |d1927-2017 |xFamily. 600 10 Unreich, Rachelle, |d1966- 650 0 Children of Holocaust survivors. 651 0 Spišská Stará Ves (Slovakia) |vBiography. 651 0 Melbourne (Vic.) |vBiography. 650 6 Survivants de l'Holocauste |0(CaQQLa)201-0128408 |zTchécoslovaquie |0(CaQQLa)000265793 |vBiographies. |0(CaQQLa)201-0378258 650 6 Enfants de survivants de l'Holocauste. |0(CaQQLa)201-0186130 650 7 HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust. |2bisacsh 650 7 Children of Holocaust survivors |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00855272 650 7 Families |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01728849 650 7 Holocaust survivors |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00958838 651 7 Czechoslovakia |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01212490 651 7 Victoria |zMelbourne |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204736 654 HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust. |2bisacsh 655 0 Biographies. 655 0 Personal narratives. 655 7 Biographies |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 Biographies. |2lcgft 655 7 Biographies. |2rvmgf |0(CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000519 852 0 |bscstacks |hDS135.C97 |iU578 2023