In "Luisa"， Roberta Kagan allows her readers to experience the hardship of living in Germany and Austria from the early 1900s to the end of World War II。Readers will live through the poverty and despair and will gain a clearer understanding of the psychological trauma her characters experienced during those years。 The birth of and the rise of the Nazi Party and Hitler's reign of terror can now be better understood through the eyes and minds if Paula， Goldie and Luisa。Even through the darkest per In "Luisa"， Roberta Kagan allows her readers to experience the hardship of living in Germany and Austria from the early 1900s to the end of World War II。Readers will live through the poverty and despair and will gain a clearer understanding of the psychological trauma her characters experienced during those years。 The birth of and the rise of the Nazi Party and Hitler's reign of terror can now be better understood through the eyes and minds if Paula， Goldie and Luisa。Even through the darkest period of human history the spark of love， hope and forgiveness survived。 This is a chilling and enlightening story that is a must read for all who wish to broaden their understanding of of WWII and the Holocaust。 。。。more