Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels (Paperback)

A seven-year-old Jewish boy, Jakob Beer, survives the Holocaust by hiding in the mud after his family is killed. He is rescued by a Greek geologist and taken far from Poland. The novel follows Jakob’s journey across continents as he grows from a traumatized, almost feral child into an artist. Through his life, the story explores themes of loss, memory, history, and healing, showing how he transforms deep suffering into meaning and redemption.