I learned about this book in the Bas Bleu (Bookseller by Post) catalog. I highly recommend this book to anyone old enough to read about World War II, and it is a true story, one that has fallen through the cracks with so many such histories out there. My Book Club discussed it last fall, and appreciated it.
This is a remarkable story about kind deeds done by a Christian family in wartime Poland. The wife of a Warsaw zookeeper, Antonina Zabrinski had an almost mystical connection with animals. During the Nazi occupation the zoo was devastated, and Antonina cared for what few animals survived, and expanded her guardianship to include people needing refuge and protection. Throughout WWII the Zabrinski’s used their home and zoo to save over 300 hundred lives….activists and Jews. The book is beautifully written, vivid and moving, and a detailed portrait of every living creature cared for by the Zookeeper’s wife. Reviewed by Mickey Shuford
This is a remarkable story about kind deeds done by a Christian family in wartime Poland. The wife of a Warsaw zookeeper, Antonina Zabrinski had an almost mystical connection with animals. During the Nazi occupation the zoo was devastated, and Antonina cared for what few animals survived, and expanded her guardianship to include people needing refuge and protection. Throughout WWII the Zabrinski’s used their home and zoo to save over 300 hundred lives….activists and Jews. The book is beautifully written, vivid and moving, and a detailed portrait of every living creature cared for by the Zookeeper’s wife. Reviewed by Mickey Shuford
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