Having read 'The Journal of Hélène Berr' published by MacLehose Press, I've recently posted my review of this moving tale. You can read the full review on the Writer's Review website.
"The beauty in this in many ways tragic journal is the awakening of spirit, the blossoming of defiance and the hardening of determination not to be beaten by the ranks of evil."
THE JOURNAL OF HÉLÈNE BERR: a Young Jewish Woman's Life in Occupied Paris, translated from French by David Bellos.
Aphasia is a language disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate. There are many ways in which this impairment can be defined, yet they all point to the same end; that when the areas of a person’s brain that produce, assemble and then arrange words into language are damaged, the ability to communicate and comprehend is reduced, if not negated.
Born in Chiswick, London, in 1956 Peter's formative years were spent on and around the North Downs of Surrey.