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Growing up in the Polish village of Tarnogrod on the fringes of a deep pine forest, Mala Szorer had the happiest childhood she could have hoped for. But at the age of twelve, as the German invasion begins, her beloved village becomes a ghetto, and her family and friends are reduced to starvation. So she takes matters into her own hands and bravely removes her yellow star so she can sneak out to the surrounding villages to barter for food. It is on her way back that she sees her loved ones rounded up for deportation and receives a smuggled letter from her sister warning her to stay away. In order to survive, she walks away from everything she holds dear to live by herself in the forest, hiding not just from the Nazis but from hostile villagers as well. She is followed by a stray cat who stays with her--and seems to come to her rescue time and time again. Malach the cat becomes her family, her only respite from painful loneliness, her guide, and a reminder to stay hopeful even when faced with unfathomable darkness. Allowing listeners to see the war through the innocence of a child's eyes, Mala's Cat is a powerful and unique addition to the Holocaust canon.

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Mala Kacenberg (nee Szorer) was born in Tarnogrod, Poland in 1927. As World War II broke out, she found herself having to fend for herself at the tender age of twelve. Surviving by her wits, courage, and the help of a guardian angel (her cat Malach), she was the sole survivor of her family. After the war, she immigrated to London with other Jewish refugees, where she raised a large beautiful family, living long enough to be blessed with many grandchildren. Kristin Atherton is a talented actress and audiobook narrator who has performed at National Theatre Live and for the Royal Shakespeare Company. She was born in 1986 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

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