Fires in the Dark: A Novel (edit title)

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  “I thought this was the most wonderful novel, so beautifully written and deeply moving”

  Kate Forsyth wrote this review Monday, July 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “Louise Doughty crafts a fascinating novel that tells the tale of the Roma (European gypsies) that were rounded up by the Germans and placed in concentration camps. The story revolves around Emil, the first born son of the leader of a nomadic family and how he learns to cope with the nightmare that Hitler created. The daily life is beyond tortuous and yet people continue to struggle to survive. As the nightmarish existence whittles away family and friends, Emil responds with a will to survive that is barely imaginable in the face of such horror.
  Fires In The Dark is a story of tradition, family and hope. It is also a story of man's inhumanity to man and the depths to which humanity can both sink and rise. Most of all it is a story of the desire to survive above all odds.
  Within this story the author reveals the lifestyle of the Roma,and although much is told there is so much more.
  This is a fascinating look at a much ignored population and is both inspiring and horrifying.”

  jeanne-scott wrote this review Wednesday, January 30 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No