I found this a very dry account considering it was written by a survivor of the holocaust, however, I wonder if a large part of the reason for this is because it's Kraus' way of protecting herself while reliving the memories. I'm sure if I had survived what she had, I wouldn't be writing happy, breezy stories about the time.

A fascinating book about this period in history. The first quarter is about Dita's life growing up in Prague before the war and before her family's deportation. The second quarter is about the appalling life in the camps during which miraculously Dita survives not only the Auschwitz but also Bergen-Belsen where she was liberated by British troops. The last half of the book is about her life after the war, initially finding her way back to Prague and subsequent marriage with a move to Israel. Her difficult life does not end there, with various family tragedies. There's a lot about life in a Kibbutz which was somewhat overlong but interesting nonetheless despite only being 7 years long. The book ends with Dita's life in the more recent past, again a little overlong.