The Postcard - Anne Berest Takako is surprised to encounter

Takako is surprised to encounter new worlds within the stacks of books lining the shop

weaving the tale of her mother and grandmother through a history of intrigue

When a talking tabby cat called Tiger appears to warn her about how dangerous that would be

and it will take a genius to understand the genius behind this particular crime

Original Language: Russian

The Postcard - Anne Berest Takako is surprised to encounterIn January 2003, the Berest family receive a mysterious, unsigned postcard. On one side was an image of the Opra Garnier; on the other, the names of their relatives who were killed in Auschwitz: Ephram, Emma, Nomie and Jacques. Years later, Anne sought to find the truth behind this postcard. She journeys 100 years into the past, tracing the lives of her ancestors from their flight from Russia following the revolution, their journey to Latvia,