I will cherish this book forever - I was transposed, through the vivid storyline, into the lives of Janusz Korczak, Stefa, the children of the orphanage, Misha and Sophia and their families as they struggle to stay alive during the brutality of the Nazi occupation of Warsaw. Whilst the horrors of the Jewish ghetto leave a mark on my memory, the overwhelming feeling the book leaves me with is that love conquered throughout every harrowing event recounted...Korczak's love for the orphans and their love for him (Edwin calling out to the Pan Doctor as he boards the train "he's my Father"), Czerniakow's suicide because he can't protect the children, Sophia's love for her family and, of course, the enduring beauty of Misha and Sophia's love for each other. Korczak's work, during his lifetime, is something I'd never been aware of and, as a result of this book, I now know of another hero in the world. The author's note at the end of the book tells us that Misha & Sophia's son, Roman, was instrumental in the research undertaken - how proud he must be of his parents and rightly so. Thank you Elisabeth Gifford for writing this book...one that should be read by as many people as possible to remind them of the events that took place in the ghetto and also the wonderful work of The Good Doctor of Warsaw. I hope that I have given your book the justice it deserves in this review because it is wonderful.