Kali J Desautels

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Though styled as a memoir, But You Did Not Come Back is more of a love letter from a young girl to her father, remembering the last time they saw each other at Auschwitz-Birkenau. At 15, Loridan-Ivens and her father were captured in France by the Nazis, and taken to the concentration camps. The book is written directly from the author to her father, using the first and second person, recalling their last meeting, and describing her imaginings of what he would have thought of her life, had he lived to see her grow up. The basis of her thoughts are the words her father said to her while at Drancy, before they were separated. “You might come back, because you’re young, but I will not come back.” For Loridan-Ivens this became a prophecy that she would fight against her entire life; the one true thing that she could not endure after surviving the camps. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. At a mere 100 pages, the book took approximately 45 minutes to read, but the poetic prose is without a doubt the most beautiful writing that I have read this year. Please, do yourself a favour and pick up this book for yourself. I promise that you will love it. (100 pgs)

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