Without qualification, this reviewer recommends Mary Berg's diary to everybody
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The New York Times *
A moving record of terrorism
* Kirkus Reviews *
Berg's powerful record of those terrible times is astonishingly lucid. The strength of her memories and the intensity of her experiences are naturally heart-breaking. This extraordinary, chilling memoir is essential reading for everyone
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Independent *
One of the most important documents in the age of Hitler
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San Francisco Chronicle *
What makes her account stand out is her novelist's eye: this is not just a crucial historical document but a classic read.
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Scotsman *
Mary Berg's diary records the dignity of man, his moral consciousness. Once again we are reminded that amid blazing homes, flame-swept streets and mass murders there were human beings who admitted no defeat.
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The New York Times *
Direct, sharp-eyed and full of compelling detail, this Diary is both a major resource for historians and a richly compelling human document
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The Times Literary Supplement *
What makes her account stand out is her novelist's eye: this is not just a crucial historical document but a classic read
* Scotsman *
Mary Berg's diary records the dignity of man, his moral consciousness. Once again we are reminded that amid blazing homes, flame-swept streets and mass murders there were human beings who admitted no defeat.
* The New York Times *
Direct, sharp-eyed and full of compelling detail, this Diary is both a major resource for historians and a richly compelling human document.
* The Times Literary Supplement *
This powerful testament documents Nazi brutalities. Berg is a remarkably clear-eyed, skillful and heart-breaking recorder of thos terrible years.
* Publishers Weekly *
this is not just a crucial historical document but a classic read.
* Scotsman *
This book [...] gave me nightmares. But that is how colourful the writing of Berg is, how intense this one family's story is and how it can have an impact on the world. A must-read for everyone
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Atlanta Jewish Times *
...book is gripping and reads well. It is hard to put the book down because Berg's Writings...to share it with the world so many years later is a treasure. I believe it is a must-read for everyone
* Atlanta Jewish Times *
Mary Berg's diary reminds us, Jewish life under the Nazis consisted of light as well as shade
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Jewish Chronicle *
Short announcement of books existence
* Detroit Jewish News *
A heartbreaking record of [Mary Berg's] experiences growing up in the Warsaw Ghetto
* The Good Book Guide *
The Richness of Berg's memories and the intensity of here experiences record for posterity a chilling account of childhood during the Holocaust.
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