Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad

Excerpt of Book review from The Guardian: “ Like many survivors, neither wrote their story. They did not want to be defined by the worst of their experiences. As Mirjam said: “I think of myself as a person, a wife and mother first, and a survivor last.” Nor did they realise how incredible their journeys would seem to the rest of us.

Luckily their son, Daniel Finkelstein, a Times columnist and member of the House of Lords, has put pen to paper for them. It’s hard to imagine how he could have done it better. What he has produced is carefully researched and beautifully written; as gripping as any thriller and in places so overwhelming that I had to stop to compose myself. I’ve been moved to tears by books before, but never from page three and then consistently throughout.”