We went to see The
Zookeeper's Wife Saturday, thought it was a terrific movie. It's based on a true story and the book below,
which I recommended on my blog. ~Bob
My wife and I like to use our
drive time to listen to books on tape, but finding one we both like can be a
challenge. We both loved The Zookeeper’s
Wife. When the German’s invaded Poland in 1939, much of the Warsaw
Zoo was destroyed, the animals killed or looted. But the Zookeeper and his wife
joined the Polish underground, and turned the Zoo into a refuge for people,
mostly Jews, but also members of the resistance. This is an uplifting story of
courage and compassion in the midst of horror and inhumanity. About 300 people
passed through the Zoo during the war, and all but a few survived. There was a
great quote in the book from a Polish philosopher. If you have a secret and
keep it, it is your prisoner. If you let it slip from your tongue, you become
its prisoner. We highly recommend the book.
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