Thing 18 Book Review

This is what I had posted:
Anya by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer
Anya Savikin lived among well-to-do Russian Jews in Poland, in a world more like Tolstoy's, until the first bombing of Warsaw and the chaos that ensued. Her story incarnates the strength and love of eastern European Jewry, before and after their decimation. Written in 1974, this story rightfully left a lasting impression with a 30 anniversary paperback edition by W.W. Norton in 2004. --Clara's List

It has probably been 34 yrs since I read this, so had to use review in catalog for first 2 sentences. In the beginning of the story I remember how polished and clean a home she came from, and that brushes were strapped to her shoes to buff the wax floors. Still think of it as a fun way to get the task done! Of course that was just a little window into her life in the beginning, and how homes were cared for.