1946 In the Bergen Belsen displaced persons camp a baby girl only a few months old is handed over for adoption Accompanying her is a letter bearing the Hebrew words Don t tell her anything Fast forward twenty eight years Mati leads a joyous life She loves her job she s in love with a wonderful man and her parents shower her with warmth and love But everything changes when a deadly car accident leaves a void in her world In their now empty home amidst memories tears and objects that have lost their purpose Mati stumbles upon an old envelope that no one has ever shown her Who were her true parents Why did they relinquish her Who is she really Mati embarks on a journey that threatens to upset her predictable future test her relationship and unveil a burdensome secret Will this journey be worth undertaking Don t Tell Her Anything is the third book by Tamar Ohrenstein Her debut novel Anka s Secret was published in 2021 and was translated into English Her affection for Florence where she spent several years of her life is vividly portrayed in her second book If I Had Known published in 2022 Don t Tell Her Anything Post Holocaust Brave Jewish Women s Mystery FictionAn emotional odyssey to find the biological parentsWhat does it mean to survive the Holocaust What If the body survives but the psyche is damaged beyond repair This is a great emotional exploration of this issue Kindle Edition