Boriska's Prophecy: A True Story Of Survival And Renewal Never Told Before

Boriska's Prophecy: A True Story of Survival and Renewal Never Told Before

From Library JournalIn 1938 a fortune teller told a young Jewish fashion designer named Alice Dunn that she would encounter chaos and horror in her life but through perseverance would triumph over both. Using the details of this prediction as a framework, the author recounts her experiences in the years that followed. From her arrest in Budapest by the Nazis, through her internment in Auschwitz and Tchopau, her escape from a death camp train and subsequent journey to freedom and a new life in the United States, she weaves a story of pragmatic courage and limitless suspense. The emphasis of the memoir is on survival rather than Holocaust horrors, and specialists will be disappointed by the lack of descriptive detail and background. Not a necessary purchase, but the inspira tional tone and uncomplicated prose would make it a fine addition, especially to YA collections.- Rose Cichy, Osterhout Free Lib., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.The author describes her life in Hungary before the Nazi invasion and her survival at Auschwitz