Two Rings, Eve Keller
Two Rings, Eve Keller
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Two Rings
A Story of Love and War

Author: Eve Keller, Millie Werber

Narrator: Yelena Shmulenson

Unabridged: 7 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/27/2012


Synopsis

Trapped in Poland in 1941, like many Jews, Millie Werber went from the Radom Ghetto to slave labor in an armaments factory, survived Auschwitz, and toiled in a second factory until liberation came on April 1, 1945. She faced death many times but lived to marry a good man and fellow survivor. Meanwhile, she concealed a photograph in her closet and carried a secret in her heart.

Many years later, Millie began telling her story to writer Eve Keller. Together, the two women rediscovered the teenage girl Millie had been during the war—and the man to whom she was married for a few brief months. Betrayed by a fellow Jewish guard, he died, leaving Millie with their wedding rings and a single photograph. Nothing else remained to prove that he ever existed. Millie never told her family about him, but she never abandoned his memory.

A worthy addition to the bestselling tradition of Holocaust coming-of-age memoirs, this is a spare, unsentimental, and indelibly poignant tale of a history reclaimed.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathryn on June 21, 2012

When reviewing Holocaust memoirs, I automatically tend to rate them highly for a number of reasons. For one, I admire the amount of courage it takes for a victim to come forward with the truth, often after decades of painful silence, and secondly, for the valuable primary source material these stori......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on April 10, 2012

I have always been interested in World War II, the holocaust in particular. I think it is an important part of history that everyone should be familiar with so we are sure not to let history repeat itself. That being said, this is my favorite source of information about the holocaust yet. I even lik......more

Goodreads review by Belinda on June 21, 2022

4,5 sterren - Nederlandse paperback Het verhaal van Millie Werber als overlevende van de jodenvervolging is opmerkelijk. Millie kwam in 1940 vast te zitten in het getto van Radom, Midden-Polen, en werd daarna op transport gesteld om dwangarbeid te verrichten in de wapenindustrie. Vervolgens werd ze......more

Goodreads review by Sue on April 21, 2012

I've read many Holocaust books, some incredible, some not so much. I didn't love this book. It's well written and the experiences of the author are horrifying as in every Holocaust event that has ever been recorded. What I found sad was that it seems the author seemed to remain bitter and angry and......more

Goodreads review by Kim on March 15, 2012

This heartfelt story takes you on the personal journey of a young and innocent Jewish girl, Millie Werber, as she steps from childhood to adult overnight in the midst and turmoil of World War II. Author Eve Keller gives readers a first hand perspective of what it was like to be a Jew under the Germa......more