Mischling
Author: Affinity Konar
Pearl is in charge of: the sad, the good, the past.Stasha must care for: the funny, the future, the bad.It’s 1944 when the twin sisters arrive at Auschwitz with their mother and grandfather. In their benighted new world, Pearl and Stasha Zagorski take refuge in their identical natures, comforting themselves with the private language and shared games of their childhood.As p….Read More
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