Fever at Dawn

A strange little book that's based on the true story of how the author's parents met and married. Miklos' character just about bursts off the pages, which only makes it more obvious and disappointing that Lili is such a passive invalid. I've read some criticism of the book's seemingly light-hearted treatment of Holocaust survivors, but I think Gardos includes enough brief flashbacks to the main characters' experiences in concentration camps to let the reader know he respects the trauma they endured. I don't begrudge Miklos' sometimes comedic adventures, but I wish Lili had been allowed to have some as well.