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My Mother's Ring: A Holocaust Historical Novel Kindle Edition

by Dana Fitzwater Cornell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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~Runner-up in the 2013 London Book Festival~ Genre: Historical Fiction

The Holocaust didn’t really end in 1945. Not for everyone. Even after the war, survivors’ lives were influenced by their terrifying experiences. Some of them were never able to retell their stories—for others, it took decades.

In My Mother’s Ring: A Holocaust Historical Novel, Henryk Frankowski feels compelled to pen his memoir and finally share his poignant story from his hospital bed as he lay dying. His carefree childhood as a Jewish boy in Warsaw, Poland is never far from his mind as he recalls the tumultuous world he endured during the Holocaust. Henryk speaks uninhibitedly about the intense bond he has with his family, particularly his adoration for his nurturing mother. Ultimately, the Frankowskis’ lives are broken apart as World War II ignites and the Nazis storm across Europe, imprisoning and killing millions. As senseless restrictions are implemented, living conditions are compressed, circumstances turn dire, and callous disregard for human life runs rampant, Henryk must find the resilience to carry on. All the while, he dreams of a family reunion in Warsaw…

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"...the novel creates powerful images of incredible viciousness and, in reflection, of human strength and courage..."- Kirkus Indie Review-------"Not only was it not one of the run-of-the-mill Holocaust books that populate the book stores, but it was a very moving and interesting read... Enjoyable, thought provoking, well written, well researched, interesting, and difficult to put down...A must read for anyone interested in history, drama, or just looking for a great read." - Reader Views Review
-------"This tale is one of chilling facts, heartbreak, and the many souls lost in the Holocaust...Touched my heart like not many books do..."- 4 out of 4 Star Review from OnlineBookClub.org--------"A moving, often shocking account of a boy trapped in the horrific world of Nazi Germay. Highly recommended." - The Wishing Shelf Awards--------"This is a very well-written book and very enjoyable to read. The author finds a way to keep the mood relatively light and hopeful despite the depressing subject matter. ...I highly recommend this book." - Historical Novel Society Review

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ENWH0FY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (August 19, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 19, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1114 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 348 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #797,157 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #50 in Teen & Young Adult Holocaust Historical Fiction eBooks
- #1,233 in Historical European Fiction
- #1,679 in Historical World War II Fiction

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Dana Fitzwater Cornell lives in Virginia with her husband and two daughters. Her grandfather fought in the D-Day invasion on Omaha Beach. During World War II her great aunt's family, who was Catholic, spent more than three years as prisoners in three different concentration and labor camps after the Nazis found out that they were sheltering a Jewish girl on their farm in Poland. This is Dana's first book.

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Catherine Lewis

Highly recommended!

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2013

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My Mother’s Ring is, to date, the most moving and most honest portrayal of events that transpired during the Holocaust in Europe during World War II. The author tells the story in the first person making this book a personal accounting.

Author Dana Cornell pulls no punches in descriptions of the horror and human tragedy that befell not only the European Jews but also millions of other people whose “crime” was that they were non-Aryan, elderly, sick, political prisoners, or disabled, and therefore, unfit to live.

This is not by any means a complete treatise on the Holocaust; it is one person’s observation, interpretation, and experience. It isn’t the Holocaust that comes alive in this book. The survivor comes to life. I’ve been studying about the Holocaust for a few years and I have never felt the emotions that surfaced while reading this book. Cornell weaves a story of the weakness and the strength of the human spirit. I would definitely read another of this author’s works.

The story in this book is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. Make sure you have a box of tissue handy.

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Rhondocmd

HIGHLY recommend for lovers of WWII Historical Fiction specifically Camp Survivor Tales

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2020

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Review based on Audiobook version (Scribd, Narrated by Mel Foster). Also own print edition on Kindle.

STORY:
Powerful with a bit of a unique telling. A darker read than most Holocaust books as the details are so very real. Beautifully told with great reverence to the brutality of both the physical, mental, and spiritual angles of life in the camps.

The part that compelled me most was the portion of his conversation where he describes his transition and re-establishment into the world post-liberation. This portion of most novel/memoirs tends to be short and include few details, as most readers find them the least compelling.

This telling allowed me to learn more about the actualities of the process that has always struck me as an incredibly overlooked stage in most novels/memoirs. I am thankful this was included with such detail and care.

A supremely powerful book. Highly recommended to those who, like me, feel compelled to absorb any/all books of this genre/time in history.

AUDIOBOOK (via Scribd, Narrated by Mel Foster):
While the narrator was well-spoken and very clear in his reading, it took some time to appreciate his tone and cadence. What at first felt a bit stoic and mechanical soon helped me to form a vision of Henryk, both as a young man and as an older storyteller.

NOTE:
I had completely forgotten that I had purchased this book via my Kindle a few years ago on a Holocaust story hunt. In some respects, I wish I had read it there rather than the audiobook, but I suspect listening to the audiobook may make this particular one stick more deeply in my mind precisely for the ability of the narrator to help bring the vision of Henryk full circle from the in-depth insights in the author's telling. In the end, I am glad to have listened to it both for story content, writing, and narration but I am also grateful to have the Kindle version to re-read sometime down the road.

CONCLUSION:
HIGHLY recommend this book for anyone interested in a true telling (even if fictional) of the experiences of so many imprisoned during the war. It will NOT be forgotten.

I would recommend for student readings but only for accomplished readers able to handle the graphic nature of a handful of scenes, beyond the atrocities most writers detail. They are, for certain, still not the most horrific of crimes committed during those years, but they speak to the power and dehumanization hate can sow among those who succumb to it...but also to the amazing power of hope, resilience, and pure fortitude of the human spirit.

How they continued to survive and still find any semblance of a life after continues to astonish me to this day and I find myself filled with gratitude to those who shared their stories over the years since but mostly unwavering and soul-felt respect to those I deem to be, along with those surviving Slavery, among the absolute strongest, bravest, and most honorable people who have walked this earth...and I am forever sorry for the horrific atrocities inflicted on so many due to the magnitude of ugliness that did (and does) exist in this world. May your legacy live on as proof your soul and your heritage can never be destroyed.

Heartfelt thanks to the author. I look forward to your next book...and thank you for this one.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2016

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I've recently become interested in World War II and the Holocaust. My Mother's Ring is the story of a close Jewish family and their horrible treatment at the hands of the Nazis during WWII. The writing is very good. From the very beginning you can feel the horror coming closer and closer, the fear growing, and more and more Jewish people trying to flee anywhere to get away from Hitler's armies. Babies are left with neighbors while the parents flee the country. Then the random killing begins and the fear escalates; followed by the nightmare of starvation and freezing weather in the Jewish ghetto. As the family is loaded into a transport train along with thousands of other Jews, the descriptions are very vivid and if you wondered about the atrocities of the Holocaust, the description of this journey is vivid. Death is everywhere. After their arrival at the concentration camp, the family separated and the four year old daughter is dead within the first 24 hours. Thus begins Henryk's story of his survival in a Nazi concentration camp. This book is very informative about life and mostly death in a concentration camp. At some point, however, detail became just listings of atrocities, suffering, torture and killings. Henryk was the only member of his family to survive. I would recommend this book to everyone.

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Tony Parsons

historical memoir

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2019

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Timeline: 1939-1945, WWII Holocaust. Warsaw, Poland. The life/times of Henryk Frankowski (Jewish, son/brother, narrator, shoemaker apprentice), Stefan Frankowski (husband/father, shoemaker, disappeared 1/1942), Helena Frankowski (wife/mother, domestic housewife, killed), Mendel “Shamrock” Frankowski (son/brother), Dorothy Mendel’s lover, & Blima Frankowski (younger daughter/sister, colic, killed).

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written WWII Holocaust memoir
book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great WWII Holocaust memoir movie, a PP presentation, or better yet a mini TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is a very easy rating of 5 stars.

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Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

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Alejandra Cardenas

The most heartbreaking book about the Shoa that I’ve ever read

Reviewed in Mexico on October 5, 2023

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I have read many many Holocaust books and this is absolutely the most heartbreaking one that I have
ever read… I cried and cried…

Katheryn Worrall

Very moving

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 6, 2022

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I read often about the Holocaust and certain stories stay with me , this is one of those stories. I cried at the end .....

Jean Williams

My mother's Ring.

Reviewed in Spain on May 7, 2020

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When the Ghetto in Warsaw was created, life was very arduous for those incarcerated. But when it's inhabitants were forced into trains to camps, their lives went into a some of the severest hardship. This story is the anecdotal life therein, describing some of the horrendous treatment by the Gestapo and Nazis to be the inmates. Historical accounting of one man's survival.

Batujet

horrific, Heart wrenching,sad and if possible "Appreciation"!

Reviewed in Canada on December 13, 2014

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I've read numerous or rather countless books about the persecuted Jewish people, Gypsies, Homosexuals and so many others that were made to be less than others. Treated as trash, worst than trash actually, if that's even possible which I think it can be. I'm a 61 years old, Canadian French Catholic man, an average man who's name will eventually be forgotten. Not sadly, but more so because I have no legacy to leave behind to be remembered or even thought of. I guess it's fair to say that, decades. Generations from today I will be remembered as an ancestor, plain and simple. I've lived my life trying to always do the right thing by others, to treat others as I would them treat me. That's all a man such as myself can do, had I been artistic, academian, etc this self description might be otherwise. Why have I read so many books pertaining to the Holocust is so that I never forget each and every human being that lived and died during this horrific war. A chapter in our history that turned otherwise "normal" human beings into "Stepfords" machines ruled by an evil force and the man behind this evil force, "Adolph Hitler"! Not having any responsibility to what occurred during this period in life, still doesn't admonish me of feeling ashamed to be a human being. The people that I admire and honour are those that both died and lived through this horrific chapter of mankind. For that is all I can humanly do unfortunately. I thank this author and all other author who continue to write these heart wrenching and horrific stories so that mankind will NEVER FORGET the memory of each and everyone who died at the hands of senseless wars. Rest in Peace kind author and be proud of the legacy you've left all of us with.

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Jenna Collins

My Mother's Ring

Reviewed in Australia on May 30, 2014

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This book is a wonderful novel for ages 10-14. It vividly describes and recalls many details about the Jewish Holocaust.

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