Really, after years in the camp, seeing everyone around her dying, she's in disbelief when told that it's unlikely her entire family was alive, and has a big dramatic scene? I don't think so. I've listened to literally dozens of other holocaust memoirs, and this was one of my least favorite as I just do not believe any of those conversations happened. But this was written 50-years after the fact, and contains a ton of dialogue, that tends to track with a b-grade melodrama. If you don't have time to commit to reading the story *please do not allow the acting to stop you from purchasing it.* It's bad, but not bad enough to miss out on a really compelling and touching story. If I could go back in time I would just buy the digital book instead of the audiobook.

I do not understand why they chose this style because the words have enough impact on their own so the 'dinner show theater' flair was unnecessary. Unfortunately she leans heavily on this tone throughout the entire recording. I did not think that was possible for such a serious topic but that is the only way I can describe it. The actress' voice is nice but her 'dramatic' tone comes off as 'melodramatic'. The only issue was the off-putting audio performance. Her survival is nothing short of a miracle. Imagine being a preteen and watching your entire world crumble. This is a truly well written personal account of life prior to and during the author's detention in multiple concentration camps. Touching and Important Story - Terrible Audio Performance It will make you see the world in a new way - and it will make you want to change what you see. I Have Lived a Thousand Years is a searing story of cruelty and suffering, but at the same time it is a story of hope, faith, perseverance, and love. In intimate, excruciating details she recounts what it was like to be one of the few teenage camp inmates, and the tiny but miraculous twists of fate that helped her survive against all odds. It describes her descent into the hell of Auschwitz, a concentration camp where, because of her golden braids, she was selected for work instead of extermination. This is the memoir of Elli Friedmann, who was 13 years old in March 1944, when the Nazis invaded Hungary. One day your family has to leave your house behind and move into a crowded ghetto, where you lose all privacy and there isn’t enough food to eat. You can no longer attend school, have possessions, talk to your neighbors. Then suddenly, in a matter of hours, your life is shattered by the arrival of a foreign army. Imagine being a 13-year-old girl in love with boys, school, family - life itself.

I have lived a thousand years pdgf