Burying the Ghosts

With Burying the Ghosts Sonia Case has joined the group of second generation, writing their parents' Holocaust story as a novel. She has ensured her mother's legacy will continue to be remembered and can be used to help teach today's young people about the dangers of racism and hatred through her well-written and engaging book. - Debra Barnes, Association Jewish Refugees Next Generation Manager and author of The Young Survivors

The Holocaust is hardly an unknown story. But Sonia Case brings fresh eyes, great clarity and warm personal feelings to her family memoir, making us feel in the grip of something quite new. It is an appealing reminder that nothing is as gripping as the history we thought we knew - but didn't. - Robert Winder, Deputy Editor of Granta, Trustee of The Migration Museum, London and best selling author of Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain

While such accounts as Burying the Ghosts exist, we won't forget the lives and fates of people like Hedda Israel. Sonia Case has based this novel on her own mother's experiences and brings to life not just the sweep of historical events, but the detail of sometimes fraught relationships and the texture of everyday life. She has fashioned her mother's accounts into a gripping and vivid story, whose message is as necessary as ever. - Adele Geras, Author

Holocaust memories can be extremely difficult for those of us born after the awful events of WWII. As someone who lost no one of close family, such accounts are to some extent at a distance. But that distance must be crossed if we are to prevent a repetition - a likelihood sadly growing as we see once again the rise of antisemitism and Jew hatred from both left and right. Sonia Case's novel, based on her mother's testimony, is an important reminder that human stories are far more complex and difficult when lives are torn apart by hate. The fact that it is based on fact reinforces the ties that bind and the ties that must be let go. - Jennie Kreser, Solicitor/Administrator and Community Coordinator of Bromley Reform Synagogue