Quotes
“A work of awful, heartbreaking, tragic suspense. A book of the decade, easily, and likely a book of the century.” Lee Child
“An immensely human tableau in which each witness has a face and each face a story and destiny…rigorous in its search for truth, at once tender and exacting.” Elie Wiesel, New York Times bestselling author
“An excellent memoir…brings to life the struggle of an entire generation.” People (4 stars)
“Beautiful and powerfully moving…As suspenseful as a detective thriller and as difficult to put down.” O, The Oprah Magazine
“Moving…Proves that there are limitless ways of looking at that most inexplicable of human moments.” Entertainment Weekly
“A memorable, insightful book about what can be tragically lost—and ultimately, with persistence, found.” USA Today
“[With] a spectacular trail of discoveries, disappointments, and staggering coincidences…Mendelsohn constructs an artful, looping narrative that includes elaborate digressions…The technique pays off, showing how the Holocaust continues to affect people who had no direct experience of it.” New Yorker
“Both memoir and history, an ambitious and gorgeously meditative detective story that takes him across the globe in search of the lost threads of these few almost forgotten lives.” Amazon.com
“A magnificent and deeply wise book…Mesmerizing…Mendelsohn’s accomplishment is enormous.” Los Angeles Times Book Review
“[Mendelsohn] is a brilliant storyteller.” Times (London)