DeAnne's Reviews > The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

I'm a firm believer that books about events in the past that are significant, especially books which are accessible to all ages, should be available. When I saw that this was not only a memoir but a graphic memoir of a holocaust survivor, I definitely wanted to give it a read. Sadly we have reached a point in time where the number of people who lived through World War II are very few, so it's important that their stories are told and that people continue to learn about those events. Estells/Enia's story is both heartbreaking and uplifting, starting before the war and progressing through her loss. She lost most of her family as so many did, and had to survive through horrible and scary things, relying on people who could have turned on her at any moment. It's also the story of those who did help her and her brothers to survive, those who risked themselves to keep the children as safe as they could. The artwork is beautiful and informative, many details of specific places and customs woven into the story. Since it's a graphic memoir it is accessible and easily read, but full of Estelle's impactful story and should be shared and read for a personal view on the events of the holocaust.