It is a true story. The original title is Au nom de tous les miens. The sites that claim it is fiction are usually "historical revisionists" ie Holocaust deniers. Here is a link that might be useful: Martin Gray's official website

DH gives me a copy of the O. Henry awards for short stories every year. I adore short stories. It is beyond my favorite form of literature. I appreciate the condensing that must take place to make a good short story. For me the shorter the better. This past year had some really good ones. His own work was often soft but the awards can be really fantastic. I am a fan. I get multiple short story books at Christmas. I enjoy the traditional character of the O. Henry award stories. A really good short story is reduced to its essence. An astonishing to me really good writer of shorts is of all people Stephen King. I do not read his novels. His shorts are too searing. He doesnt win awards because he is so prolific. Politics in writing.

Thanks for your link, Ann. I couldn't resist checking Amazon also for this gorgeous book where it's listed for $29.75, plus sales tax. Since I never pay shipping, that's it. This book got an 80% five star positive rating which is very good. I may get it. Diane

I can relate to "not knowing where to start", but about work in general. After Jody died, I really let things go. I fed the animals and did a little picking up around the place. Some days I dealt better than others. Now a year later, I am so behind on everything. I feel much better, but it is hot, hard work. I am getting ready to hire someone to come here and get control of the yard....which is about 3 acres, and mow the pasture for me. I need to fertilize the hay field, but the cost of fertilizer has skyrocketed. I don't even feed that hay because my horses are old and I feed them hay better suited for them, which was expensive to begin with and out of sight, I am sure now. But, Nicole's suggestion of organizing containers is excellent. I don't have room here like when we had an 10 room house before we moved, so I am putting away everything except the bare essentials, to sell them. I asked my daughter if she wanted anything. I had hoped she would at least wanted Grandma's old cookie jar, but she didn't grow up with it, so I am sure some cookie jar collector will love it.