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Author:
Mala Kacenberg
Publisher:
Pegasus Books
Date:
January 4, 2022
The true story of one Jewish girl's survival after her entire family was killed in their Polish village, where a stray cat begins to follow her around and act as a kind of protector.
What The Reviewers Say
Despite the difficulties that inhere in Holocaust memoir—we believe we know this history, and its subject matter defies language—Mala’s Cat is fresh, unsentimental and utterly unpredictable. (It is not in any real way about a cat, though cat lovers won’t be disappointed: You, too, will be satisfied by the cleverness, resourcefulness and fidelity of Mala’s feline companion, Malach, whom she fancies to be her guardian angel.).
... an account of astounding courage and resourcefulness, of unimaginable loss and an unshakeable will to live so that she might bear witness.
In this gorgeous debut, Kacenberg shares her harrowing and courageous story of surviving the Holocaust.
