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To See You Again: A True Story of Love in a Time of War
Betty Markowitz and Richie Kovacs fell in love as teenagers in Budapest amid the terror and uncertainty of a world at war. They planned their future together, secure in the belief that their love could survive anything, even Hitler. Then, in March 1944, the Germans invaded Hungary.Here is the moving and dramatic account of one woman's courage in the face of war, and of a l...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
October 1st 2000
by Plume
(first published September 27th 1999)
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Great book with gut wrenching details. At many points in the story I was saying out loud..Oh my god and would close my eyes wincing in pain. Yeah also by the way do not read this book before bed. Reading about holocaust happenings is a recipe for bad sleep and or bad dreams ;)
I was waiting and waiting toward the end for Baby and Richie to reunite. Through the years I was wondering how she could still be so in love with him. I'm trusting that this is a true story as it claims and none of the det...more
I was waiting and waiting toward the end for Baby and Richie to reunite. Through the years I was wondering how she could still be so in love with him. I'm trusting that this is a true story as it claims and none of the det...more
You MUST read this book! This was a truly beautiful love story. It is a true story, told by one of the main characters, and it made me cry so much. Nothing is more romantic and emotional than a love story that is real, not made up by someone's imagination.
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This was an interesting book. The only other book I've read regarding the holocost was Anne Frank, Diary of A Young Girl, and this was a bit different. The author actually spent most of the war outside of the prison camps, trying to stay under the radar, with her mother and siblings. She meets a boy and falls in love and they are ripped from each other destined never to see each other again. She's a tough little girl, which makes me wonder why she ended up marrying a man she didn't love and puni...more
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this story! I felt as though I was there, reliving her years during the holocaust. It's a story that is so raw, so delicate, and so heart-breaking, that I have a much more appreciation for history and the knowledge of events that took place during WWII. I admire Betty Schimmel. I am sure it was not easy to write about everything horrific that has happened to her, and I applaud her for doing so. She poured her heart to us in this book, about her struggle to live and havin...more
I liked this book more than I thought I would. It was not so difficult to put down, but I couldn't wait to pick it up again. A different kind of suspense - when will this horror of the Nazis end? Not weighted down with great introspection by the author, by her actions and decriptions, you understand who she came to be a how she worked at changing herself. I cried with sadness as the final pages unfolded - there would be pain no matter which path she chose.
This was an amazing story of survival and undying love. It was so gripping that I was unable to put it down. I felt heartache for Betty and all that she went through.
Description: Betty Schimmel survived death marches and the notorious concentration camp at Mauthausen, but she lost her first love, Richie. She gave him up for dead, and married Otto, a fellow death camp survivor. But three decades later she meets Richie again.
Description: Betty Schimmel survived death marches and the notorious concentration camp at Mauthausen, but she lost her first love, Richie. She gave him up for dead, and married Otto, a fellow death camp survivor. But three decades later she meets Richie again.
I've never been much of a Biography reader, but I couldn't put this one down. The story was heart-breaking, gut-wrenching, disturbing, and I loved every minute. I didn't like that it happened, obviously, but it was such a vivid retelling that I was emotionally invested and bawled like a baby at the end. I agree and disagree with the decision, for various reasons. If you're even slightly interested in the Holocaust, read this book.
I have read several Holocaust survivor stories and this book is similar in its tale of horrible living conditions in concentration camps and senseless death. The story picks up toward the end of the book and becomes much more interesting when the author is torn between her obligations to her spouse and the possibility of leaving to be with the love of her life. The author's devotion to her family, religion and the Jewish people is very inspiring.
A woman writes her story about how she was separated from her childhood love because of World War II. I have mixed feelings about this book. My heart broke for her because of the horrible and horrific things she had to endure but I didn't really like her as a person. I felt she was very self absorbed and her book did not flow very well. Her story is a tragedy because she continued to live in the past while trying to live a normal life on the surface. But, how can I blame her? Because of circumst...more
A very moving and powerful "true" story. One of my favorite books. It is a tale of underlying love and survival of the holocust. The author's strength and devotion in this nightmare was amazing and inspiring. It made me want to meet her. I highly recommend this book. Loved it!
This was a good book, I normally do not like Holocaust stories, but this was more of a love story. What Betty and her family went through, no one should ever have to go through that, but the Mom, kept the whole family together. Her strength in this nightmare was amazing.
This book has an amazing story, which happens to be true, making it even more amazing. The author is a Holocaust survivor, and she recounts her youth in Eastern Europe, the Hungarian march, time at a concentration camp, and then in the camps afterwards waiting to head to America. Truly blows my mind that this was only two generations ago. The author's love for her mother and father, and their fierce, undying parental love is humbling.
When you factor in the amazing love story, and her reunion wi...more
When you factor in the amazing love story, and her reunion wi...more
A very moving and powerful story. What will be the destiny about 2 adolescents swearing they will be in love forever, they are growing up with dreams and then, the war comes and change their destiny. I never read a book so powerful!
This book moved me. I read it in high school when I took a holocaust lit class and this is the only book that I still remember. It's a love story in a time of war between two young kids. The end is such a surprise.
True story of love, separation, and hardship of being a young jewish girl and woman, who was in love with a soldier, in WW II. It kept me reading when I should have been sleeping.
The writing in this isn't the best, but the story is truly amazing and remarkable and she's brutally honest about her feelings. It's worth a read and it goes fast.
Could not put it down. The topics of the horrors of the holocaust and romantic love were both handled with maturity in this book. Amazing that it's true.
Perfect for thoses of us who like true love storys that seem impossible, you really get to know the characters and when your done it keeps you thinking!
i've learn on this book that love really never dies even how many years have come..u will always certainly never forget your one true love..
A very absorbing and poignant memoir of love, war, and the Holocaust. Not the best-written book in the world, but a worthwhile read.
Absolutely loved this one! Betty and Richie are a young couple who want to be together for life and make plans to be married in the future. They are both Jewish and are forced to separate in 1944 due to the German invasion. Betty tells the story of her horrific times she is forced to endure and the hope of being with Richie again is never far from her thoughts.
She survives and marries Otto, and he is aware of her feelings for a man she hasn't seen in years. Yet Betty knows that if she is reunite...more
She survives and marries Otto, and he is aware of her feelings for a man she hasn't seen in years. Yet Betty knows that if she is reunite...more
My all time favourite book. This book made me laugh, made me cry and most of all has kept with me for over 6 years,
What a life! Her story made me grave, yet her love for Richie is so well written. Beautiful!
Touching book! It made me want to meet her. I understand her choices even though they were tough.
Feb 15, 2010
Miranda
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Shelves:
autobiography,
world-war-ii
Difficult to read at times due to how heart-breaking this woman's story of survival, and lost love, during WWII is.
One of my favorite books. Beautiful piece of writing. I highly recommend it.
Loved it from beginning to end! Inspired a trip to Budapest years ago.
A glimpse into the horrors of WWII. Seems impossible to survive and continue.
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