title: Lucien's Story: A Memoir
author:  Aleksandra Kroh 
description: Through colleague Kroh, Lucien Duckstein, an esteemed scientist living in Arizona, recounts his experience as a Jewish child living in France during World War II. Lucien begins his story with his childhood in Paris, where his father was in the French Army. With the outbreak of the war, his once-normal life deteriorated to the point of total suffering. Lucien's father became a prisoner of war, and Lucien and his mother were sent to Drancy, a transit camp for Jews, where children starved with their mothers. Still, there was hope. Parents continued to provide some education for their children, and people organized evening get-togethers. Eventually, Lucien and his mother were transferred to Bergen-Belsen, where conditions were much more horrible. Lucien describes extreme hunger, illness, medical experiments, loss of religious faith, and the horror of roll call. This affecting memoir gives insight into the treatment of Jews living in France during the Holocaust, a topic rarely covered. Recommended for Holocaust collections.?Mary F. Salony, West Virginia Northern Community Coll. Lib., Wheeling<br />Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  > BOUNDLESS
  
  Lucien burned to confront Sabrina's full wrath. Still she would not marry him,
  and she spoke the words firmly and surely. But his answer was no less firm, as
  he swore that her wishes meant nothing. . . that she would be his wife.
  
  > ENDLESS
  
  At this she raised her arm swiftly, striking hard across his cheek. Without
  stopping to think, lie returned the blow with such force that the imprint of
  his fingers stained the whiteness of her complexion. With a cry she hurled
  herself onto the bed, hiding her mortified face in the soft, cool pillows.
  
  > SUBLIME
  
  She felt the bed sag as Lucien sat down beside her, and the next instant he
  had her in his arms. "All I want to do is kiss you, and I end up hurting you,"
  he whispered. His mouth closed over hers. She felt his lips move along the
  arch of her throat and shoulders, the scent of him filling her senses.
  
  > THE TUMULT, THE SPLENDORS, THE FIRES,
  
  > OF A PASSION TOO BOLD TO DIE
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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