My Brother's Voice - December

I've been debating for a few weeks what I was going to pick for the December book. I have quite a list of books I want to read, and I finally had it narrowed down to two. I figured I'd see what other people wanted to read, and take it from there.

But. Then.

Inspired by other members' attendance at the Utah Humanities Book Festival, I decided to go to one of the events down here in St George, which was Stephen Nasser speaking about his book, which is based on his experiences, and the journal he kept while in a concentration camp. And that is when I decided that I had to read this book, and I had to read it now.

Here is the blurb from his website:

"Stephen “Pista” Nasser was thirteen years old when the Nazis whisked him and his family away from their home in Hungary to Auschwitz. His memories of that terrifying experience are still vivid, and his love for his brother Andris still brings a husky tone to his voice when he remembers the terrible ordeal they endured together.

Somehow, miraculously, some people did survive. Stephen Nasser survived. He was there. He wrote this account not to ask for pity or retribution, but to tell the truth that could allow us to save ourselves from ourselves. His story is painstakingly unembellished so that we will know what really happened.

Nasser’s account, told in the refreshingly direct and optimistic language of a young boy, will help every reader to understand that the Holocaust was real and that if you have enough love, determination and will power there is always a better tomorrow."

You probably want to have a box of tissues while reading this book. Just a hunch.

So, December 16, at Gina's house (right?).

EDIT: We've had a date change. We will now be meeting December 21st at Gina's house.