A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True, (Paperback)

from ZoharLaor

This fascinating book tells the stories of two generations of the same family in Poland. The chapters alternated between the grandparents' experience in WWII war years & beyond, and their granddaughter's life in the mid 1990's living their dream in Krakow after leaving Half-Village, the rural hom...

from bogopea

Told in alternating chapters, the life of a family from a small Polish town when the Germans and then Soviets invaded. How the town took care of each other, how they shared food and protected each other. The "modern" half contains descendants from those townfolk, now living in Krakow, 60 years la...

from kimpiddington

I enjoyed this heartbreaking slice of life novel that went back & forth in time. Characters felt like family they were so real!

from flydodofly

not that long time ago, really, but seems that way: as generations change, things remain in the past, to spare the children of all the gruesome details, of the suffering. however, bad things also contain the zest of life, and knowing the past can help you understand and appreciate life, and yours...

from taramatchi

This book contains two stories one that takes place in WWII and the other in present day, The WWII story was almost like a fairy tale (in fact it was almost like it was the story the grandmother had told). Baba Yaga is the granddaughter who is the main character of the present day story and after...