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The Crate

A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice

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The Crate

By: Deborah Vadas Levison
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust - in ghettos, on death marches, and in concentration camps - a young couple seeks refuge in Canada. They settle into a new life, certain that the terrors of their past are behind them. They build themselves a cozy little cottage on a lake in Muskoka, a cottage that becomes emblematic of their victory over the Nazis.

The charming retreat is a safe haven, a refuge from haunted memories. That is, until a single act of unspeakable violence defiles their sanctuary. Poking around the dark crawl space beneath their cottage, they discover a wooden crate, nailed tightly shut and almost hidden from view. Nothing could have prepared them for the horror of the crate's contents - or how the peace and tranquility of their lives would be shattered.

Now, their daughter, Debbie Levison, an award-winning journalist, tells the extraordinary account of her parents' ordeals, both in one of the darkest times in world history and their present-day lives. Written in searing, lyrical prose, The Crate: A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice examines man's seemingly limitless capacity for evil...but also, his capacity for good.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Deborah Vadas Levison (P)2018 Tantor 20th Century Military Modern Murder True Crime Crime War Survival Scary Holocaust
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Just listen you won’t be disappointed. The narrator deserves mentioning as she did a wonderful job.

Deeply emotional, cleverly interwoven stories and characters

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book to listen to and a heart-wrenching story as well. I highly recommend this book. The narrator was very good.

An interesting....

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....I think this is the most unique multi-layered book involving crime i have listened to...and having also lost family I will never know in the holocaust, it also gave new insight thru the eyes of immigrants who crossed over a number of years after the initial influx...very personal and interesting.

A written tapestry

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