On Whom I Have Mercy

ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY - A story of survival & spiritual quest based on the author's life. Christian by faith & Jewish under the law, Katalin struggles with her dual identity in Hungary caught up in World War II & its aftermath. She & Istvan, a Jew, fall in love. They struggle with their desire for marriage & to have a child in the midst of the increasing threat from Nazi violence. Istvan is deported to a concentration camp; Kata & family seek refuge with Christian friends. Some are paralyzed with fear; others, acting on their faith, risk their lives to protect them. Even the welcomed "liberation" by the Russian Army poses its dangers. With the war over, the arduous attempts to survive in a devastated country & to assemble the family merge into a new struggle: power is shifting toward Communism & society is more polarized than ever. Confronted with the resurgence of hatred, Katalin needs to come to terms with her faith & identity, to make sense of her survival out of the Holocaust & to find a direction for her life. In her soul-searching, she recalls Parsifal's quest for the Grail--a recurring motif in the book--& knows that her own quest will continue. Hardcover - 0-9635160-0-0, $19.00 plus $3.00 s/h; Softcover - 0-9635160-1-9, $10.00 plus $3.00 s/h. Volume discounts available from publisher: Riverview Publishing, P.O. Box 750308, Forest Hills, N.Y. 11375. Telephone: (718) 268-1821.Frame, Veronica F. is the author of 'On Whom I Have Mercy' with ISBN 9780963516008 and ISBN 0963516000.