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Chapters (25)
  1. Cover
  2. Unfinished Business
  3. Affectionate thanks
  4. Malrich’s Diary - October 1996
  5. Malrich’s Diary - November 1996
  6. Rachel’s Diary - Tuesday, 22 September 1994
  7. Malrich’s Diary - Wednesday, 9 October 1996
  8. Rachel’s Diary - March 1995
  9. Rachel’s Diary - April 1995
  10. Malrich’s Diary - 31 October 1996
  11. Malrich’s Diary - Saturday, 2 November 1996
  12. Malrich’s Diary - December 1996
  13. Rachel’s Diary - June–July 1995
  14. Rachel’s Diary - 16 August 1995
  15. Malrich’s Diary - 15 December 1996
  16. Malrich’s Diary - 16 December 1996
  17. Rachel’s Diary - Istanbul, 9 March 1996
  18. Rachel’s Trip to Cairo - 10–13 April 1996
  19. Malrich’s Diary - January 1997
  20. Malrich’s Diary - February 1997
  21. Rachel’s Diary - February 1996, Auschwitz
  22. Malrich’s Diary - February 1997
  23. Rachel’s Diary - 24 April 1996
  24. A Note on the Author
  25. A Note on the Translator

I’m not expecting you to do anything, I just think that there are some things that have to be done, so I’m doing it: I’m writing to you. I expect you’ll reply quickly and comprehensively, that’s one of the things the French civil service is proud of. You’ll tell me how impressed you are by my civic-mindedness, and you’ll give me a whole spiel about the steps being taken by you and by the government to restore law and order on the estate. If that’s what you’re planning to say, and I’m pretty sure it is, then don’t bother, I’ve heard it all before.

Yours,

A furious citizen notionally under your jurisdiction but forced to live under Islamic law.

Rachel’s Diary - February 1996, Auschwitz

Rachel’s Diary

February 1996, Auschwitz, the end of the journey