Rachelle Unreich on the joys of meeting the many readers of her debut, a biography of her remarkable mother

A Brilliant Life tells the story of Mira, who survived the Holocaust, immigrated to Australia and thrived for another seven decades.

It was my first book, so there were a lot of firsts. The first time I heard from an overseas reader was when a young woman — she looked to be a recent college graduate – sent me a DM on Instagram. Savannah’s message began: “I just finished your book A Brilliant Life and I could not give it five stars fast enough.” A Brilliant Life is about my remarkable…