Guiding three small children across Western Europe, she refused to cave in to authority and instead followed her own initiative, carving out a fantastic legacy in the process. Lazega treats his grandmother’s story with the dignity and grace due to such a memorable woman. Taking center stage is the incomparable Bubbie herself. Everything is seamless, from the richly detailed family history to the horrors of the war itself. In spite of being pieced together from second-hand accounts, the book is rich in intricate details of Bubbie’s life before and during the war. The beauty of a remarkable real-life story and the dazzle with which it’s told surpass whatever rare typos and misspellings crop up. The story of Bubbie’s odyssey runs parallel to her twilight years, an ambitious undertaking that Lazega handles with the deftness of a master storyteller. Simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming, MANAGING BUBBIE is a brilliant account of a life well lived. In this sweet biography of his grandmother, author Russel Lazega handles that grueling task with ease. Memoirs are often difficult to write what may seem funny to the writers who knew their subjects may not seem so to outsiders. Forty years later, Bubbie is in failing health, and she still can’t be managed-not even by her own family. Throughout her perilous journey, she sidestepped rules and expectations to preserve the lives of her children and guide them towards freedom. Lea Lazega (aka “Bubbie”) survived the Holocaust by means of her sheer stubbornness and refusal to do what others told her to do.
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