The remarkable true story of a young girl's flight into the Polish woods to escape the horrors of the Holocaust, Kacenberg's life-affirming memoir is a tribute to hope, resilience and feline companionship.
In a small Polish village, Mala Kacenberg grew up in the comfort of her family home. Until the Nazis arrived.
Her village was torn apart. Her family were murdered. And Mala had no one left. Except she wasn't alone. Her beloved cat, Malach, remained by her side. They were forced to hide in the forest. Food was impossible to find. And with German soldiers hunting them at every turn, they were never safe.
Alone, they would have died. But could they somehow survive together?
This is the astonishing true story of one girl's journey through the Holocaust, and the guardian angel who gave her the strength to live.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781405949187
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 223 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
A remarkable tale of survival, in which Jewish life in pre-war Poland and the atrocities of the Holocaust appear through an almost dreamlike lens of childhood memory - Jeremy Dronfield, bestselling author of The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz
This book has a unique spiritual richness - Jewish Tribune
Mala's Cat is fresh, unsentimental and utterly unpredictable... This memoir, rescued from obscurity by the efforts of Mala Kacenberg's five children, should be read and cherished as a new, vital document of a history that must never be allowed to vanish - Julie Orringer for the New York Times
A haunting saga with classic potential - Daisy Styles
In this gorgeous debut, Kacenberg shares her harrowing and courageous story of surviving the Holocaust. This moving account is a welcome addition to the canon of WWII memoirs - Publisher’s Weekly
It's an account of astounding courage and resourcefulness . . . The real miracle here is the vitality of Kacenberg's faith and determination - Mail on Sunday
To read Mala's Cat is to enter a dreamscape of horrors seen through innocent eyes - Jewish Chronoicle
An amazing insight into the Holocaust on a more personal level, and is so skilfully written.
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