CHARLOTTE SALOMON PAINTS HER LIFE

Dina Pearlman narrates this fictional reimagining of real-life German Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon with conviction and urgency. In 1939, 21-year-old Charlotte is expelled from the Berlin Art Academy because of her religion. She's sent to her grandparents, who are refugees in Nice, and is eventually deported to the notorious Auschwitz death camp, where she dies. Throughout this terrible time, Charlotte continues to paint, drawing upon her turbulent family history, which includes multiple suicides and sexual abuse. Interspersed throughout are accounts of attacks on and confinements of Jews. Pearlman portrays women and men of all ages with equal skill. This audiobook may be best suited as an introduction to the Holocaust for young adults, as well as a story of the enduring power of art. M.J. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2025]