The Diary of Mary Berg

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"Without qualification, this reviewer recommends Mary Berg's diary to everybody" * <i>The New York Times</i> * "A moving record of terrorism" * Kirkus Reviews * "Berg's powerful record of those terrible times is astonishingly lucid. The strength of her memories and the intensity of her experiences are naturally heart-breaking. This extraordinary, chilling memoir is essential reading for everyone" * <i>Independent</i> * "One of the most important documents in the age of Hitler" * <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> * "What makes her account stand out is her novelist's eye: this is not just a crucial historical document but a classic read." * <i>Scotsman</i> * "Mary Berg's diary records the dignity of man, his moral consciousness. Once again we are reminded that amid blazing homes, flame-swept streets and mass murders there were human beings who admitted no defeat." * <i>The New York Times</i> * "Direct, sharp-eyed and full of compelling detail, this Diary is both a major resource for historians and a richly compelling human document" * <i>The Times Literary Supplement</i> * "What makes her account stand out is her novelist's eye: this is not just a crucial historical document but a classic read" * Scotsman * "Mary Berg's diary records the dignity of man, his moral consciousness. Once again we are reminded that amid blazing homes, flame-swept streets and mass murders there were human beings who admitted no defeat." * The New York Times * "Direct, sharp-eyed and full of compelling detail, this Diary is both a major resource for historians and a richly compelling human document." * The Times Literary Supplement * "This powerful testament documents Nazi brutalities. Berg is a remarkably clear-eyed, skillful and heart-breaking recorder of thos terrible years." * Publishers Weekly * "this is not just a crucial historical document but a classic read." * Scotsman * "This book [...] gave me nightmares. But that is how colourful the writing of Berg is, how intense this one family's story is and how it can have an impact on the world. A must-read for everyone" * <i>Atlanta Jewish Times</i> * "...book is gripping and reads well. It is hard to put the book down because Berg's Writings...to share it with the world so many years later is a treasure. I believe it is a must-read for everyone" * Atlanta Jewish Times * "Mary Berg's diary reminds us, Jewish life under the Nazis consisted of light as well as shade" * <i>Jewish Chronicle</i> * Short announcement of books existence * Detroit Jewish News * "A heartbreaking record of [Mary Berg's] experiences growing up in the Warsaw Ghetto" * The Good Book Guide * "The Richness of Berg's memories and the intensity of here experiences record for posterity a chilling account of childhood during the Holocaust." * <i>Booklist</i> *