Readers, you will discover the talents of a narrator storyteller that, I believe, you still had never cross: Death. Yes I know, the first few pages are a bit confusing, see uninteresting, if not that of getting used to listen to the voice of Death. Death tells the story of a little girl abandoned, tossed in the throes of the 2nd World War, with its privations, its hidden Jews in the basement, and the discovery of life between books and the Hitler Youth . In short, we said, "even a child's history during the war." There are fears of falling into cucu-pathos, soft watery sound of violins. What neni !! This is the life we speak of death. And she tells us about well, with small personal comments and finally a certain tenderness for humans. So should we read? Yes. Plan still handkerchiefs, just in case. And if you take this book for your holiday week, plan another one, because even if it's a pad, you can not let go of it and you're finished 2 nights ...