I am Fifteen and I Do Not Want to Die: the True Story of a Young Woman's Wartime Survival

Christine Arnothy Translated from the French by Antonia White

The compelling and moving narrative of a young girl caught by the tides of marching armies during the siege of Budapest in 1945. Told with calm compulsive force, and with an intimacy and maturity that defies the author's youth, this is a poignant coming-of-age memoir, and a remarkable tale of ordinar...