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| Original Title: | The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister |
| ISBN: | 1414330243 (ISBN13: 9781414330242) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Nook | Pages: 244 pages Rating: 3.89 | 7694 Users | 799 Reviews
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Nonna Bannister carried a secret almost to her Tennessee grave: the diaries she kept as a young girl experiencing the horrors of the Holocaust while learning compassion and love for her fellow human beings. Nonna's writings tell the remarkable tale of how a Russian girl, born into a family that had known wealth and privileges, was exposed to the concentration camps and learned the value of human life and the importance of forgiveness. Back Cover Copy For a half century, a horrible secret lay hidden, locked in a trunk in an attic... Photos, official documents, and scraps of a diary written by a nine-year-old girl... I kept secret my horror stories. I am an old woman now. It is time to tell my story. Front Flap Copy The Secret Holocaust Diaries is a haunting eyewitness account of Nonna Lisowskaja Bannister, a remarkable Russian-American woman who had seen and survived the unspeakable evils of the Holocaust as a young girl. For half a century, she kept her story secret while living a normal American life. She locked all her photos, documents, diaries, and dark memories from World War II in a trunk. Late in life, she unlocked the trunk, first for her husband, and now for the rest of the world. Nonna's story is one of suffering, torture, and death--but also of incredible acts of kindness that show the ultimate triumph of faith and love over despair and evil. The Secret Holocaust Diaries is in part a tragedy, yet it's also an unforgettable true story about forgiveness, courage, and hope. Born into an aristocratic Russian family, Nonna Lisowskaja fully expected to enjoy a cultured, privileged life. Her family had many advantages at a time when other Russians struggled to buy food. By her sixth birthday, Nonna spoke four languages. She had a good life. But then her life fell apart. The Nazis invaded Russia. And, though her family was not Jewish, she lost everything . . . except a few family photos and scraps of a journal hidden from the Nazis in a small pillow. This is her story.
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| Title | : | The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister |
| Author | : | Nonna Bannister |
| Book Format | : | Nook |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 244 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2009 by Tyndale House Publishers |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. History. Biography. War. World War II. Holocaust |
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Ratings: 3.89 From 7694 Users | 799 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister
An inspiring and tender story of a holocaust survivor heartbreaking and yet heartwarming with lovely insights into a russian childhood traditions and memories that make this books a memorable read.I really enjoyed this story of Nonna Bannister a Russian Orthodox girl born to wealthy parents who fled Russia as WWII was starting. She gives a a wonderful insight into her early childhood growling up in Russia , christmas time, horse drawn sleighs, and life in her grandmother's beautiful confortableI jumped on this book when it was offered because it's very possible that my ancestors suffered similar atrocities. My maternal grandmother's side of the family is Carpatho-Rusyn from an area that is now Slovakia. I am uncertain of the origin of my maternal grandfather's family - he always said Russian but I've been unable to find immigration records to verify the information. While my immediate family didn't suffer, they came to America soon after the turn of the 20th century, it's possible
I think the best way to appreciate this book is to go into it knowing that the title is misleading. For the most part this is not really diaries. It's a story she reconstructed much later in her life from some diary entries, filled in with her memories of the events and reflection on them many years later. If you think your friends will never get around to reading the books you've suggested to them, be patient. My Goo Dreads friend Chris recommended this book to me in April of 2011. I read it in
I often times hesitate to review non-fiction books because they take me a lot longer to read than fiction books do, they just tend to slow down the rapid rate at which I zip through books. Until now. This may be one of the best non-fiction books I have ever read. This is the gripping true story of Nonna Bannister and her survival of the Holocaust during WWII as a Russian (though there are strong suspicions that her father had Jewish blood). Her family lost everything and she and her mom ended
Nonna Bannister left behind the horrors of her European childhood when she relocated to the United States alone. Having lost all of her family, including her brother Anatoly with whom she was quite close to the Nazi regime, Nonna closed the door on her life in Europe and started afresh in the United States. Throughout her marriage, the birth of her children, and her latter years, she did not speak of the immense cruelty she suffered at the hands of the Germans, however one day, she opened her
I see from all the reviews people loved this book. I am not one. I did not dislike it but it seems to me people just loved it because it is the politically correct view to say anything about the Holocaust is a great book. I am Jewish. I read everything I can get my hands on concerning the subject, but that is exactly what I did not like about this book, it is NOT about the Holocaust except in one or two very minor "chapters". The Holocaust was about the incarceration and murder of millions of
Upon first glimpse of the synopsis of The Secret Holocaust Diaries one is reminded of Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl. While there are some similarity between the two there also are vast differences. The first being that Nonna Bannister was a Russian Christian and Anne Franks was a Jew. The second is that Bannister lived to write and revise her story while Frank did not.The Secret Holocaust Diaries is a tale of how a young girl survives not only World War II but also the early years of
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