The Zookeepers Wife: a war story by Diane Ackerman

This was not what I was expecting and it ended up being very much an education on the persecution of Jews during World War 2 in Poland.  The zoo that housed many animals turned into a place where people could hide.  I have read a lot about the war and that time period, but this really gave  me a good picture of what people went through and the lengths that people went through to save others.  It was very well written with amazing descriptions and content.  Is is a book I would have chosen had I known what it was about, probably not.  Am I glad that I read it, absolutely.