Faithful Friends is a unique book of rare, first-hand accounts from Holocaust survivors about their pets. This is a piece of history that has been largely overlooked. Faithful Friends is perhaps the only book written about these beloved pets. The book is broken down by country and with a brief account of what was happening at that time in each country. The introduction also includes a time-line for the Holocaust from 1879 – 1948.
Most of the survivors that were interviewed where children at that time. They loved their pets dearly and did not fully understand what was happening but they did know that something was dreadfully wrong.
Faithful Friends not only shares stories about pets, but it gives the reader an idea of what life was like during WWII.
For example, it is difficult for many people to realize that news traveled mostly by word of mouth since there was no reliable form of communication. Although people did have radio’s and newspapers, many of these were controlled, reported propaganda and false news, which is why some people were unaware of what was going on until it was too late to flee.
Faithful Friends is a heartwarming book that has some amazing survival accounts, but does have some sad stories. It gives the reader a glimpse of life before, during and after the Holocaust. For some people, it is not an easy book to read. However, it is a necessary book for the history lover and for people in general to understand an untold part of the Holocaust.
Faithful Friends has won the following awards:
2012: Dog Writers Association of America, Maxwell Award.
2012: Certificate of Excellence Cat Writers Association
2012: National League of American Pen Woman 2nd place non-fiction.
For an autographed first edition copy (while they last) go to: http://www.sbulanda.com/books.htm
ISBN:978-0-9818929-4-8 Published by Cladach Publishing, 144 pgs.
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