Was saddened to hear of the passing of our Feb. Book Club pick Author
Heda Margolius Kovaly 9/15/19 - 12/5/10
"Love and hope are infinitely more powerful than hate and fury."
— Heda Margolius Kovaly
Sunday, January 16, 2011
RIP Heda
Was saddened to hear of the passing of our Feb. Book Club pick Author
Heda Margolius Kovaly 9/15/19 - 12/5/10
"Love and hope are infinitely more powerful than hate and fury."
— Heda Margolius Kovaly
Monday, January 3, 2011
A new year and a new book!
Under a Cruel Star by Heda Margolius Kovaly!
A quick synopsis:
An exceptionally intimate and poignant memoir by a Czechoslovakian exile. Kovaly, a Jew, was forcibly deported to a Nazi labor camp in the early days of German occupation. A spirited woman, she not only survived the camp but returned to Prague to wed her childhood sweetheart, Rudolf Margolius. Though their fortunes rose in the postwar era, Rudolf eventually lost his life in the Stalinist purges of the early Fifties, leaving Heda to face life as a nonperson. Kovaly's recollections of her life during the purges form the core of the book and convey with brutal clarity the magnitude of suffering inflicted on thousands of Czechs. Her brief impressions of the famous "Prague Spring" of 1968 are also illuminating.The next meeting will be held on Sunday, February 6th 2011. We'll post some discussion questions later!
Happy Reading!
-Nicole
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