09/01/2021
Marianne Klein's novel, A Gambler's Journey, available on Amazon, transports readers to pre-WWII Hungary on the streets of Budapest when antisemitism was just beginning to show the ugliness of humanity. From the book, this passage depicts when Victor first realizes what may be in store...
"His success was not just due to the heavenly scented perfume and first quality ci**rs, but also to his irresistible charm. Customers enjoyed doing business with him, that is until the arrival of the political upheaval. Gradually, Victor noticed a decline of interest. At first, he suspected it was the coming of war that was to blame, since it was obviously first and foremost on everyone's mind, but then his suspicion soon came to fruition..."