An Exclusive Love - Johanna Adorjan (2009)
It was a grey and cool Saturday afternoon, and my niece and I retreated to the library to pick up a few books and DVDs for the long weekend. This one sat in the biography section, and after a couple of unappealing pickups and putdowns, this one seemed like the one that needed to come home with me.
A little book, it was touching to read. Johanna introduces us to her grandparents, Vera and Istvan who after surviving the war decide in 1991 to end their lives together. How and why they decide to commit suicide is at the centre of this memoir, and Johanna does a good story of telling us about the weeks leading up to that eventful day.
4/5 - as I enjoyed the simplicity of this memorable little family story, which should be sad but somehow isn't.
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