From the author's preface: "After all these years, the shadows of the Holocaust are still haunting me. Often they invade my mind quite unexpectedly and dance around me 'the mad waltz of memory.' They are the representatives and reminders of the suffering and misery I endured as a captive 18-year- old girl in the concentration camps of Germany during World War II." From Requiem: O, Lord, please help me To keep alive their memory -- They died in vain, I witnessed their agony And Pain, I heard their cries, O, Lord, our God Open for them The gates of Paradise -- Let their souls Rest in peace -- Forgive mankind's atrocities -- The Waltz of the Shadows is an autobiography in the form of poetry and musical compositions. It relates, in verse, the experiences the author underwent as a young girl held captive in several German concentration camps during World War II. It deals with her suffering, the struggle for survival, as well as the senseless deaths of her family and fellow prisoners. It also depicts the period of loss and grief she experienced when she returned home alive after the War. This is the second book in Magda Herzberger's Holocaust trilogy. The first book is Survival, Magda's autobiography of her life as a child and her experiences at Auschwitz, Bremen, Bergen-Belsen, three of the most infamous of the Nazi death camps. The third book, is Tales of the Magic Forest a children's book that reflects the lessons and messages that Magda learned through her experiences at the hands of the Nazi's. Through them all, her faith and courage shine brightly.

This book is an exciting journey taking place in the Land of Imagination and Fantasy. It is a fairy tale in which the Muse, the Spirit of Creativity, appears and talks to the childen, taking them along with her on a miraculous and wonderful adventure. There are stories within the story, poetry abounds, and the book is designed so that different children and play act different roles as everyone reads along. This is the third book in Magda Herzberger's Holocaust Trilogy, the first two are: "Survival" and "The Waltz of the Shadows."