Saving Anny

by Danny Davis

Anny, the girl of Bernie's dreams, is half a world away, but that's not the problem. Much more troublesome is that Anny has been dead for 71 years. She and her mother were arrested in a Nazi-directed Jewish roundup in Paris during the summer of 1942. They were packed into overcrowded cattle cars, deported to Auschwitz, and murdered in the gas chambers. So now in 2013 it's up to Bernie to rescue the girl he loves. Only Hitler, the whole Nazi army, and those 71 years stand in his way.

212 pages, Paperback

Published November 22, 2017

About the author

After teaching math in college for many years, Danny turned to another of his great loves: literature. Over time, his reading interests have varied widely, ranging among such great writers as Thomas Wolfe, Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, the Brontes, George Eliot, Jane Austen, Stephen King, Kate Atkinson, Jennifer Egan, Joyce Carol Oates, and Lauren Groff. Through these writers and others, he spent long periods delving into various genres, both fiction and non-fiction, and he hopes that his own writing is a reflection of these pursuits.

Reading can be a great motivator. Danny read Melissa Müller’s biography of Anne Frank in 2014, and for the next couple of years, he read almost exclusively Holocaust-related books—histories, memoirs, novels, etc. One book was particularly significant. This was Serge Klarsfeld’s French Children of the Holocaust: A Memorial. About three-fourths of that very large book is devoted to photographs of French children who were victims of the Nazi’s Final Solution, and even the most casual perusal is an emotional journey. For Danny, it was a call for action that led him to write Saving Anny, his contribution to Holocaust Remembrance.

If there is a central, prominent element that runs through all of his writing, it is family. Danny believes that the human family, in its many forms, traditional and non-traditional, large and small, is and always has been a powerful and indomitable bulwark against the vicissitudes of our ofttimes precarious existence.

Reviews

[Linda (Book Sniffer) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full review to come. It was wonderful

[Carrie Echols · Rating 4 out of 5]

Saving Anny by Danny Davis

I received this kindle version through a Goodreads giveaway. I could tell how passionate the author is about the Holocaust just from his foreword. I too feel such compassion from this awful history, and have read quite alot on the subject. I enjoyed the book, I've not read but a few time travel books, but it was a good story, quite a different take on the Holocaust. I enjoyed the characters, especially Bernie.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating! I couldn't stop reading Saving Anny, wondering what would happen next. I experienced so many emotions as the story evolved and just couldn't imagine what I would have done in similar situations. The "acceptance" of events by some of the characters seemed to come too easy at times but I respected the intertwining of factual history with fiction. Well done.

[Howard Surdin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is a great view of the terror of the Holocaust. I won’t mention too much, it’s a great blend between fact and fiction. I also recommend this for teens as well. It’s a quick read but an amazing book with accurate research of the Holocaust and a great story line we all think about being able to do, possibly change past events.

[Meghan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good easy read

I received this book free via Goodreads giveaways.

This was a pretty good book. This concept was interesting but not unique. Definitely recommend for those looking for a quick easy read.

[Cindelu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent historical

I won this book on Goodreads. It is an amazing personal story of WWI and the atrocities that the Jewish people suffered intermingled with time travel and a happy ending.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book Read it in one day. ❤️❤️❤️

[Patti · Rating 2 out of 5]

***Received via Goodreads Giveaway***

Great premise, but the writing was not good. Maybe if it was geared more toward a pre-teen crowd.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

An entertaining book for middle-grade readers that will appeal to both boys and girls.