This brief audio book, Open Heart, by Elie Wiesel is a poetic venture into a health crisis. Wiesel, well-known as a survivor of Auschwitz, underwent emergency surgery in 2011. As I listened, I thought of a member of my book club whose husband had open heart surgery a month ago. Facing down this significant surgery (and the depression they say follows) is no small thing. Wiesel expresses, once again, his response to unfathomable trial. This open look at life-threatening circumstances reflects his past and his writing career. He wrestles with God's place in it all and reaffirms his trust, despite the threat. Articulating his Jewish background, he reveals his emotional and spiritual response to this emergency surgery situation.
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