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And There Was Light

The Extraordinary Memoir of a Blind Hero of the French Resistance in World War II

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And There Was Light

By: Jacques Lusseyran
Narrated by: Andre Gregory
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When Jacques Lusseyran was an eight-year-old Parisian schoolboy, he was blinded in an accident. He finished his schooling determined to participate in the world around him. In 1941, when he was seventeen, that world was Nazi-occupied France. Lusseyran formed a resistance group with fifty-two boys and used his heightened senses to recruit the best. Eventually, Lusseyran was arrested and sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp in a transport of two thousand resistance fighters. He was one of only thirty from the transport to survive. His gripping story is one of the most powerful and insightful descriptions of living and thriving with blindness, or indeed any challenge, ever published.

©2014 New World Library (P)2014 New World Library Europe France Historical Military Wars & Conflicts World War II War Inspiring Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Memoir
Inspiring Memoir • Beautiful Storytelling • Masterful Performance • Profound Insights • Gripping Narrative • Ideal Voice
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What an amazing man. I don't know what else to say. Words cannot express how much i recommend this title. The first horror story of ww2 suffering made beautiful.
Poetically told, dramatic, haunting, hopeful..
I would have loved to have met this writer.. Im sure i will in heaven.

Absolutely amazing

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There are few, if any, books I would recommend more highly. This book is worth your time.

A Must Read

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This is one where I will likely purchase a hard copy so I can underline certain passages and digest them further.
Excellent book. I have recommended it to my friends and family.

So much to think about in a fairly short book

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This is a beautiful story of a good man and his honest testimony. It has inspired and humbled me. If you, like myself, are yearning for some small ray of heaven's light to shine through the hellish evil of the holocaust, please listen to this.

Beautiful

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The author describes his perceptive interior experiences with such unmistakable vividness that becomes a participatory spiritual journey for us.

Best book I have heard in years

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I will listen to this again and again. The word "Inspiring" doesn't do it justice.

Beautiful

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Not only was this a gripping story, but the performance was masterful! Jacques allowed his blindness and imprisonment change him for the better. His story is on par with Viktor Frankl's, in my estimation.

Could not stop listening!

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this book beautifully describes the horrors of human conditions experienced during 2nd wold war but also the beauty of an inner vision that is our gift to all which saved Jacques and many others......

Amazed and love this book

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A deep, fascinating, and finally amazing story, beautifully told and beautifully read by Andre Gregory. Lusseyran’s ability to lucidly share aspects of his inner landscape and while blind, living and acting through some of the darkest times in history; truly touching and raises the most interesting and serious questions. The book is a treasure.

Extraordinary

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My favorite memoir ever! Full of insight, inspiration and surprising revelations. Also a suspenseful story.

Amazing memoir!!

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