I have just finished reading The Warsaw Orphan, a brilliant book by Kelly Rimmer about life in Poland in the years 1942 to 1946 for two families living on either side of the wall around the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw.
In a style reminiscent of James A Michener, Kelly Rimmer has detailed the hardships and injustices suffered by the Polish people under nazi occupation while at the same time telling the particular story of Roman and Emilia and how their lives connected. They are two brave young people whose love for their families and their country sees them taking risks and facing grave danger, all the while staying hopeful that one day Poland will be free.
Kelly Rimmer has made the story of the Warsaw Ghetto both intensely, personally interesting and educational. She writes with great sensitivity and her characters are all too heartbreakingly real.
There should be a copy of The Warsaw Orphan in high school libraries everywhere!
Published by Hachette Australia
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