The Alchemy of Survival: One Woman's Journey

by John E. Mack, Rita S. Rogers

In this singular collaboration, the authors together tell the story of Rita Rogers' life, Holocaust ssurvivor. With that as a backdrop, they also explore the mystery of human survival.Throught her own words, Dr. Rogers reveals how the ability to transcend tragedy and oppression grows first from childhood experiences of belonging as well as continuity of family love and of trust and self-esteem. Both biography and autobiography, this book is a unique addition to the literature of the holocaust as well as a deeply inspiring story.

400 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1988

About the author

American psychiatrist, writer, and professor at Harvard Medical School.

He was a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, and a leading authority on the spiritual or transformational effects of alleged alien abduction experiences.

Reviews

[Sandra Clinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1988. A survivor of the Holocaust offers lessons on fortitude and hope in extreme conditions.