Long Journey Home

Rating:
Summary: Great reading!
Review: I became thoroughly immersed in this book while on vacation and stayed behind to read while my family went to the beach. The author captured my heart while I read her account of the trials and tribulations her family experienced in 1940s Poland. I highly recommend it.

Rating:
Summary: Great reading!
Review: I became thoroughly immersed in this book while on vacation and stayed behind to read while my family went to the beach. The author captured my heart while I read her account of the trials and tribulations her family experienced in 1940s Poland. I highly recommend it.

Rating:
Summary: Amazing story
Review: Long Journey Home is not war story per se, but rather an account of one girl's experiences during the war, starting with the German invasion and treaty with Russia, her family's subsequent exile to Siberia, and how she and her family managed to work their way through Russia, Persia, India, Mexico, and finally to America.

The writing is captivating and full of emotion, as you would expect of a first-hand account. I found it impossible to read this book and not be moved. Additional historical information is also provided covering Poland's role in the war, which extended long after Poland itself was overrun.

I certainly recommend this book. For Polish-Americans especially, this is a must-read.