TWO REMARKABLE SOULS. ONE UNIMAGINABLE JOURNEY.
A JEWISH HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR is the only living witness to the life of a man the Vatican is investigating for Roman Catholic sainthood. This is her story.
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After reviewing his life for nearly thirty years, the Vatican wants to declare Polish farmer and stigmatic Jakub Chelzak a Roman Catholic saint. His miraculous healings and Crucifixion wounds brought true believers—and die-hard skeptics—from across Europe during its darkest hour.
But before the Pope can canonize Jakub, Vatican officials must hear from the most important eyewitness of all: Shosha Mordechai, then a young woman, who disappeared with her family after she and Jakub helped each other live through the most ungodly hell in human history: the Nazi siege of Warsaw and the Soviet invasion that followed.
No friend of the Jewish people during this time of their greatest need, the Vatican hierarchy is seeking not only Shosha's testimony, but a major step toward reconciliation with her people.
The archbishops and cardinals face an extraordinary situation: a Jewish Holocaust survivor the only living witness to the life of a Christian saint. The Fires of Lilliput is their epic story, of courage, suffering, and love.
About the Cover
ED RICHARDSON created a striking abstraction of the warring forces that savaged Europe during World War II. An art director for such groundbreaking films as Badlands, Scarface, Cat People, and American Gigolo, Richardson also portrayed a journey across America's waterways for the cover of William Least Heat-Moon's bestseller, River-Horse.
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I could not stop reading. The drama and intensity of the relationship between Shosha and Jakub is remarkable.
— Stephen D. Solender
Former President and CEO, Jewish Federations of North America
Past President, North American Council, Museum of the History of Polish Jews
A great read. This book is one of the best I have read about the Jewish people of Poland during the Holocaust. Based on facts, the characters make you love them, and the details will break your heart. I highly recommend this for anyone interested in this historical era. — Debra Smith
A tour de force, whose stunning sorties into Jewish, Catholic, German, and other histories light the way like brilliant street lamps. Shosha Mordechai is a powerful protagonist. I knew she had succeeded in getting under my skin when, in the last few sentences of the book, my legs erupted in goosebumps.
– Dr. Michael C. Jones, Physician, United States Department of Defense
Super well written. You can picture what is happening. Very well done.
– Marion Weiss
This was a great story, loved it.
– Carolynne Leasure
Sad and yet courageous on so many levels. I was in awe of the courage that Shosha showed throughout the book. The strength it took to continue to move forward each day, never knowing if it would be your last. I can't even begin to imagine the strength it took to survive such a horrific act perpetrated against the Jews.
– Wesley Brando
A great book! The characters came alive. I could not put it down, kept my interest all the way through.
– Sharon Coulter
Just finished reading The Fires of Lilliput – highly recommend it. An excellent read if you are into learning more about the Holocaust – it is fiction based on...