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A Holocaust survivor struggles to let go of the past Miriam Katin has the light hand of a master storyteller in this flowing, expressive, full-color masterpiece. A Holocaust survivor and mother, Katin�s world is turned upside down by the news that her adult son is moving to Berlin, a city she�s villainized for the past forty years. As she struggles to accept her son�s decision, she visits the city twice, first to see her son and then to attend a museum gala featuring her own artwork. What she witnesses firsthand is a city coming to terms with its traumatic past, much as Katin is herself. Letting It Go is a deft and careful balance: wry, self-deprecating anecdotes counterpoint a serious account of the myriad ways trauma inflects daily existence, both for survivors and for their families. Katin�s first book, We Are On Our Own, was a memoir of her childhood, detailing how she and her mother hid in the Hungarian countryside, disguising themselves as a peasant woman and her illegitimate child in order to escape the Nazis. The stunning story, along with Katin�s gorgeous pencil work, immediately garnered acclaim in the comics world and beyond. With Letting It Go, Katin�s storytelling and artistic skills allow her to explore a voice and perspective like no other found in the medium.