Unravelled

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No one heard us They decided not to, to turn their heads away It was too much to bear Too much to know Too hard to swallow But now that the world knows, now that the world has heard, it all seems so simple, so easy to defray I screamed and no one heard Next time, will you be listening Aliz and her twin sister, Hajna, are enjoying their playful, carefree and comfortable life with their parents in Szeged, Hungary just before the Nazis invade Seemingly overnight, their lives change drastically as they are transported to the ghetto on the outskirts of the city and then to Auschwitz to be used in Mengele s deadly experiments After several months of brutal torture, Aliz is liberated to find that she is the only survivor in her family At not even 11 years old, Aliz must make the journey to San Francisco alone, an entire world away from everything she s known, in order to live with her only known relatives whom she has never met a depressed aunt and teenage cousin who is than ready to escape her mother s melancholy Told through the eyes of both Aliz and her cousin Isabelle, Unravelled tells a story of survival, hope, family and the lives war and genocide haunt long after liberation.Book trailer here New Read [ Unravelled ] author [ Anna Scanlon ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 4.5 starsUnravelled was such a moving, well written story I loved this book from the first to the last page I ve read a few novels about the Holocaust, and find myself drawn to the accounts of survivors, whether true or fictionalized I think that it s important for our generation to remember the Holocaust, and I like to honor the memory of those who lost their lives, and also the survivors, by reading these stories It s my way of holding space in my heart for the suffering so many thousands 4.5 starsUnravelled was such a moving, well written story I loved this book from the first to the last page I ve read a few novels about the Holocaust, and find myself drawn to the accounts of survivors, whether true or fictionalized I think that it s important for our generation to remember the Holocaust, and I like to honor the memory of those who lost their lives, and also the survivors, by reading these stories It s my way of holding space in my heart for the suffering so many thousands of people endured.Unravelled is the story of twins Aliz and Hajna The book is narrated by Aliz, who is considered thesensible twin Hajna is impulsive and doesn t like to follow the rules Aliz isof a typical good girl she loves school, doesn t get in trouble, and above all, looks out for her sister The girls live in Hungary,...This is a moving , gut wrenching story of the holocaust , told by a little girl who survived it after losing her entire family Aliz s story will break your heart as you see the horrors of the camp the starvation , the death , the loss through the eyes of an eight year old girl I ve read a good number of books on the holocaust but what was particularly moving to me was the focus on how this little girl had to learn to live not just survive.I would have given it 5 stars but the book really This is a moving , gut wrenching story of the holocaust , told by a little girl who survived it after losing her entire family Aliz s story will break your heart as you see the horrors of the camp the starvation , the death , the loss through the eyes of an eight year old girl I ve read a good...Glad Anna wrote this book, even though it was very emotional to read And I hope we, humanity doesn t forget what happened And pray nothing like the Holocaust happens again People should never forget hear their screamsBook received from a GoodReads giveaway in exchange for a honest review Thanks for the novel This is a moving portrayal of survival and the consequences of trauma on those who experience it and their family members I devoured this book within 24 hours, it was so moving and engrossing.I lived and breathed Hungary and Auschwitz with our young story teller The author was able to make Aliz vivid to her readers and connect with them, even though most of us are adults to Aliz s child I liked that Book received from a GoodReads giveaway in exchange for a honest revi...Beautiful story.Heartbreaking.Sad.Emotionally filled journeyIt sort of reminded me of one of my great favourites that I read in my first year of University, Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys It has that young, innocent but depressing feel of what a war can bring.I loved the characters and their strong willed points of view, especially when it came to making tough decisions or specifically, when you couldn t really make a decision at all.Reading this book, I did feel a connection with Beautiful story.Heartbreaking.Sad.Emotionally filled journeyIt sort of reminded me of o...I think that this book was amazing It had strong language that described the place they were in This writing made you feel like a part of the book The part that was the strongest is when they where in Auschwitz At this part in the book it informs you of the hardships they went through at the camp Also, because they were twins they were experimented on instead of killed and the writing really brought you in to their life I think that its weakness was changing the story so many times through I think that this book was amazing It had strong language that described the place they were in This writing made you feel like a part of the book The part that was the str...This story was very gut wrenching hard to read at times It is definitely an era in history that we need to remember not forget It was well written by the author especially since the subject matter was quite difficult in places.I felt the end was a little rushed I would have ...I really liked this book it describes aspects of the Holocaust that are rarely taken into consideration.More than once I had goosebumps reading this story The only thing I didn t like were the spelling and grammar mistakes ...A very real look at life after the Holocaust It s not pretty Nor is it meant to be It tugs at the heart strings it makes your stomach roll in distaste It makes your skin crawl, your chest ache It makes ...Through the eyes of a childI liked the child s perspective It tells a lot about why a child reacts to severe trauma There is nothing that I disliked about the story, except that it happened to so many and is incredibly horrible.

Unravelled
  • English
  • 16 February 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 212 pages
  • Anna Scanlon
  • Unravelled