I wanted to share a book called Regina of Warsaw: Love, Loss and Liberation written by Geri Spieler that I received a copy of in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and you make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the items you purchase.
I would call Regina of Warsaw: Love, Loss and Liberation a Historical Novel for adults based on real life events. The Author has taken a lot of time to think out the story and to share it with us. At times there is violence and I wanted to prepare you..
Regina of Warsaw shares the challenges, betrayal, and heart-wrenching choices a courageous woman faces after escaping from violent antisemitism in pre-WWI Poland. The story is set in the 1930s. Some people might say it is a autobiographical book.
About the book:
Inspired by Real Events
Regina Anuszewicz looked forward to visiting her sister in Bialystok for a late afternoon stroll along the Bialy River. It was June 1906, and it should have been an exciting time to stay overnight in the women’s boarding house. However, a violent pogrom blasted those plans as a rage of violence shook the town and Regina’s hopes. Russian soldiers swarmed the streets and homes, stomping up to her sister’s boarding house, forcing Regina to hide inside the wardrobe, barely able to breathe as she heard screams and people begging for their lives. The trauma of that day shaped Regina’s life and every decision she made as she moved through the days and years, coloring her approach to every event that took her from Poland to the United States and the four children she sought to protect.
“Pogroms rip at the hearts and minds of all of us, yet the stories of those who fought for survival must continue to be told. In Regina’s story, seen through the revelations of her granddaughter, Spieler takes the reader through an intimate look at Regina’s trials and travails and reveals the consequences of her decisions that impacted the generations that followed. A triumph for the soul!” –Carole Bumpus, Author
