Regina's Closet: Finding My Grandmothers Secret Journal
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Diana has questions she wishes she could have asked her beloved grandmother, Regina, a spirited woman who loved her, cared for her, and even taught her to type her first stories on a Remington typewriter. When Regina inexplicably took her own life at age sixty-one, ten-year-old Diana was devastated. More than three decades later, Diana discovers Regina's secret diary. She learns all about her grandmother's life—from the tragic death of her mother when Regina was twelve and her suffering in Vienna during World War I to her escape from the Nazis with her husband and daughter to her eventual arrival in the United States. Diana's reflections are interspersed with excerpts from Regina's diary. This unique, braided narrative presents a touching portrait of the relationship between Diana and Regina, and the way Regina's life and love still resonate with Diana today. George Cohen - Booklist Raab's impressions are interspersed with excerpts from the journal, offering a sensitive and penetrating image of their loving relationship.
