I love Mitch Albom’s books but I was hesitant to read this one because I thought it was going to be too heavy and not as heartwarming as his other books are. I was right about the heaviness, but it is just as wonderful as his others.
Starting out in Greece in the late 1930’s this book follows four characters over the next fifty years. While parts of it do take place during the Holocaust and within the confines of a concentration camp, that actually isn’t the bulk of the story.
Mr. Albom’s writing is beautiful and his story telling is superb. This is one book that shouldn’t be missed.