Lee and Victoria weren’t the only ones to love “Maya’s Dance” by Helen Signy… Here is what the QBD crew thought:
A heartbreaking and empowering novel based on true events regarding an unbelievable Holocaust story, “Maya’s Dance”, by expert storyteller, Helen Signy.
Seventeen-year-old Maya Schulze is fighting for survival in an awful Nazi labour camp in Sawin, Poland. Despite the daily hardships Maya must face of despair, hunger, and fear, she finds the bravery to carry on in the art of dance. A camp guard, Jan, watches Maya’s dancing and begins to fall in love with her. Their stolen moments together give Maya’s heart the strength to endure the horrors of the camp. Jan plans her escape with the promise to reunite again when the war is over. However, a cruel twist of fate shatters the lovers’ plan. Fifty years later, Maya receives earth-shattering news and tells her incredible story to a journalist. The two women work to piece together the clues of what happened to Jan – before it’s too late.
Helen writes this momentous story with beauty and care and expertly tells the tale of Maya’s survival, enduring love, and adversity. “Maya’s Dance” is a must-read for your summer book list.
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