02812cam a2200397 i 4500 1070507048 TxGeo 20231201120000.0 230621s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023029093 9780063328754 trade pbk. 0063328755 trade pbk. (OCoLC)1408960628 TxGeo rda Unreich, Rachelle, author. A brilliant life : my mother's inspiring true story of surviving the Holocaust / Rachelle Unreich. First US edition. New York, NY : HarperCollins, 2023. x, 290 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "The powerful, true story of a Holocaust survivor told by her daughter-a tale that reminds us of the resilience of the soul and the ability of the heart to heal. As Mira is nearing the end of her life, her daughter Rachelle wants to find out how her mother had lived through four concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and a Death March. There was a mystery to her survival, it seemed-which perhaps had something to do with the strange things that always happened around her. And, incredibly, when giving testimony later in life, she says that it was during this time-despite witnessing the depths of man's cruelty-that she learned about "the goodness of people." Born in Czechoslovakia, Mira was only 12 years old when World War II broke out. At 88, living in Australia, she is diagnosed with cancer, and her journalist daughter decides to interview her to distract her from her illness. What Rachelle discovers about her mother helps her fit together the jigsaw pieces of her own life. A Brilliant Life portrays not only how remote a prospect it was to live through the Holocaust, but what it is like to be the child of a survivor. A story of love, loss, wonder and the deepest kind of faith, A Brilliant Life questions the role that fate, chance and destiny play in one's life. It is a tribute to family, a story of incredible resilience and a chronicle of the deep connection between mother and child that not even death can destroy"-- Provided by publisher. 20231220. Unreich, Mira 1927-2017. Unreich, Mira 1927-2017. Family. Blumenstock family. Unreich, Rachelle 1966- Holocaust survivors Czechoslovakia Biography. Children of Holocaust survivors. Spišská Stará Ves (Slovakia) Biography. Melbourne (Vic) Biography. Biographies. QS5