A LUCKY CHILD

Thomas Buergenthal was a child when he was sent to Auschwitz. He wrote the book years later as an adult, it's a great account of what happened to Jews living at the mercy of Hitler's Germany. For me, it was a fascinating study of human behaviour. Worth a read!

THE WAY

I like movies that don't always come complete with the answer. This is one of them. It's a story of a father who goes to get the body of his son who died in an accident while hiking a trail that cuts through France and Spain. It's a trail many hike for spiritual reasons...looking for answers to what troubles them in life. When the father arrives to get his son, he decides to have him cremated, placed in an urn, and pick up the son's backpack and finish the journey for him, scattering his ashes at key places along the trail. Along the way, the father meets different characters who are struggling with their own issues, but friendships are formed.