The Seamstress is a memoir of a Holocaust survivor. The book begins with Seren Tuvel's life before the war, living with her family in Romania. She wins a scholarship in Bucharest but decides to quit school rather than listening to the priests teach the students about the evils of Jews. She instead becomes a seamstress and learns how to make a living on her own. The book continues with her story throughout the horrors of the prison camps and the loss of the majority of her family and friends.
There was a great discussion at Book Club about Seren's wonderful characteristics that helped her have the courage to survive. She was intelligent, observant, strong-willed, loving, and most importantly, in my opinion, she had a sense of humor. All of these attributes helped her get through the most unthinkable experiences she endured throughout the Holocaust and for the rest of her life after the liberation. She truly is inspiring and I would like to chat with her someday. (This picture is of shaved women selected for forced labor before they were starved. This image represents the women they were--obedient and strong).
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I need to go check the book out at the library. I really would like to read it.
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