We Were Strangers Once (Paperback)

from debkrenzer

It took me a little while to get into this book. Even though Egon's parents are rich and famous, they are very strange. They don't really like people other than each other and that was fine by me. I felt really sorry for Egon. His mother included him in things, but after she died, he was pretty m...

from Carolee888

It is intriguing that the author waited until both of her parents had passed away before writing this book. Just like in this book, her parents were German Jews who escaped before Hitler's full scale of them for extermination. Egon Schneider, the main character of this book was the son of success...

from shazjhb

Interesting book of the immigrant experience in USA at beginning of WWII

from Beamis12

Aware of how the times are changing, a group of German Jews are fortunate enough to be able to leave their country before Hitler can implement his final Solution. They settle in Manhattan, take whatever jobs they can get, and though the jobs they take are far from the positions they held in their...

from Terry

Very nice book. My book club cancelled due to corona virus but we will read it next month