A flower from Poland

A FLOWER FROM POLAND is a rather unusual en well-written book – truthful, realistic, and accurate. It is informative and gives the historical view of the built-up of Hitler’s war without over-powering the reader with too many historical facts. This story is refreshingly different because it is finely woven with interesting facts while making an indelible impression. The author portrays with respect and compassion the story of the fourteen-year-old Polish girl Czeslawa Kwoka and her mother Katarzyna. They live in the Polish town of Wolka, Zlojecka. These two have a particularly close bond. When sweeping rumours of the war reach them, Katarzyna realizes the danger they are in. Czeslawa is just a carefree daughter with beautiful dreams. With the capture of this young girl, she is exposed to the barbaric cruelty and sadism of the Nazi Extermination Camp. All there is of her are three photographs. Through these photos, she becomes the symbol of the horror through which children were killed. Rautenbach reveals the hideousness of the war. Just like a flower bud, Czeslawa's budding and carefree life began and was plucked off in cold blood, in her own country Poland, at the hands of savages before her womanhood could come to fruition. The atrocities the Nazis inflicted on innocent people are heart-breaking. Rautenbach offers the reader an in-depth experience of the emotional, but also the truth of this reckless period. I found Louis' writing style impressive and engaging. An interesting and popular book that, without a doubt and exaggeration, contributes to the world's history.

Brilliantly written and well presented - a must-read and a book that contributes to the history of the world! The cover is amazing and so well thought off. Well done to the author.