Author: Hédi Fried Illustrator: Laila Ekboir Translator: Alice E. Olsson
AU Edition (Hardback) | AUD$24.99
Publication Date: 4 April 2023
ISBN: 9781922585783
UK Edition (Hardback) | £12.99 | Buy at Bookshop.org
Publication Date: 13 April 2023
ISBN: 9781914484995
US Edition (Hardback) | US$18.95 | Buy at Bookshop.org
Publication Date: 4 April 2023
ISBN: 9781957363233
‘Timeless lessons taught with simple eloquence.’
— Kirkus Reviews
‘Fried's straightforward, candid answers are as informative as they are moving. This book should be required school reading.’
— Kylie Northover, The Age
‘[S]ince these questions come from children, they quickly reach a level of intimacy that most adults would be afraid to venture into … With sensitivity and complete candour, Fried answers these questions and more in this deeply human book that urges us never to forget and never to repeat.’
— The Jewish Standard, Ontario
‘It is the telling detail that gives her testimony its particular power … This little book, with its reminder “there are no stupid questions, nor any forbidden ones, but there are some … that have no answer”, is a moving record of one woman’s experience.’
— Nick Rennison, The Sunday Times
‘This slim but powerful volume, sensitively translated by Alice Olsson, comprises answers to the questions she is most frequently asked, such as: “Why did you not fight back?” and “What helped you to survive?”, “Are you able to forgive?” Fried answers with humanity, candour and thoughtfulness in a book that should be required reading for all young people.’
— Hannah Beckerman, The Guardian
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Laila Ekboir is an Argentine illustrator. As a kid, she was lucky enough to have parents who were avid readers and instilled in her a love of books. She got a BA in English Lit but found her true passion after graduating, in a workshop for children’s book illustration in Argentina. She later went on to pursue an MA in children's book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art.