Among the Reeds, Tammy Bottner
Among the Reeds, Tammy Bottner
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Among the Reeds
The true story of how a family survived the Holocaust

Author: Tammy Bottner

Narrator: Tammy Bottner

Unabridged: 7 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/20/2020

Synopsis

A young Jewish mother. A Nazi occupation bent on genocide. A heart-breaking decision that will tear a young family apart.Belgium, 1940. Melly Bottner is just eighteen with a three-week old newborn son when the Nazi occupation of Belgium begins. She and her young husband Genek live in fear as it becomes obvious that all Jews will soon be taken. Watching friends and neighbors disappear as the Germans carry out their shocking purge, the young family confronts an awful truth: if they are to survive, they must rip their own family into pieces.In this biography from Melly's point of view, author and granddaughter Tammy Bottner delivers a true and moving family memoir. This meticulously written and researched account brings to life the horrific decisions Bottner’s grandparents had to make simply to survive. Through their monumental choices, Tammy Bottner's grandparents ensured the survival of their family and made their post-war reunion possible.Among the Reeds is a deeply personal family memoir that is part-biography, part psychological observation of the extraordinary wartime lives of a persecuted people. If you like true stories of courage, heart-stopping near misses, and tear-jerking choices, then you’ll love Tammy Bottner’s compelling account.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shrink

This is an exquisitely written book which describes the unthinkable challenges faced by the author's family during the time of the Holocaust. The story is primarily set in Belgium but follows the characters to many other setting as well. One feels present as the characters struggle to survive the at......more

Goodreads review by Pam

Among the Reeds: The True Story of How a Family Survived the Holocaust is by Tammy Bottner. Tammy tells the story of her Grandparents and her Father as they managed to survive the Holocaust. She took the stories her Grandmother had told her, her Father’s stories, stories of other relatives, and rese......more

Goodreads review by Carol Monteverde

A book everyone should read. I'm so glad to have read this book! I will never forget the Bottner family, and the way the author went into such detail. I felt at times that I was right there with all of them, going through what they went through. How each character is brought to life, I feel as if I g......more

Goodreads review by Lucy

Unless you have a heart of stone, you could not help but be moved by the subject of this book. Tales of bravery against harrowing atrocities, you almost cannot believe it, and then you remember that this actually happened. I would encourage you to read this book if you aim to learn more about this d......more

Goodreads review by Scott Calhoun

An book that will truly touch your heart The reader might think "yet another book about the Holocaust", however this book is most certainly worth reading. The idea of epigenetics is fascinating & the author explains this phenomenon in easy to understand language. Following this family's unique journey......more

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