"Among the great number of personal takes on the Holocaust, Eleanor Reissa's book really stands out, both for its intelligence and courage and for the unique way she braids the inter-generational stories together. In this brutal, poignant, and searingly honest book, Reissa simultaneously pieces together the unfathomable story of her Holocaust survivor father, reckons with the guilt she came to feel as his uncomprehending American daughter, and manages somehow to find insight and purpose in the ashes. This extraordinary account of two parallel journeys will stick with anyone privileged enough to read it." —David Margolick, a former reporter for The New York Times, author of several books, including, most recently, The Promise and the Dream: The Untold Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. And Robert F. Kennedy
"The Letters Project is a wonderful book—funny, heartbreaking, and ultimately transcendent. Eleanor Reissa's journey back into her family's past makes for a gripping—and very human—international mystery. I highly recommend it." —Tony Phelan, TV Showrunner for: Grey's Anatomy, Doubt, and Council of Dads
"Eleanor Reissa has written a gritty, fearless yet funny memoir about herself, her family, and the Holocaust. Once I began reading it, I was completely swept away until the journey ended. I was moved by the power of this uniquely personal yet universal story." —Julian Schlossberg is an American motion pictures, theatre, and television producer
