The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane AckermanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
As Poland collapsed and was pulverized by the Nazis, the zookeepers of Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina, fought back with every thread of intelligence, courage and humanity they had.
In The Zookeeper's Wife, Ackerman borrows generously from Antonina's diary and then heaps upon this her own gift and passion for nature writing. She introduces the reader to all of the beauty of the animals in the zoo as she reveals the ghastly animals outside of the zoo - filled with an unnatural hideous hate and bent on mass murder.
Because this is a true story, I was especially struck by the bravery of Jan and Antonina. Their precious animals were killed or stolen from them by the Nazis yet they found strength in their scarred souls to hide and rescue 300 Polish Jews.
I read this book during the Covid quarantine and it helped keep the inconvenience and worry in its proper place.
Two thumbs up!
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