" This is a Holocaust story with a unique perspective - the immediate aftermath of WWII in England and Palestine. The historical events in the novel (planned assassination of British foreign minister, terrorist acts in Palestine and London, antisemitism rallies in London) are real though the characters are not. The list of the title refers to the lists of relatives that many Jewish survivors kept. As they got news about their relatives, most of which was bad, they would cross the names off their list. Hope, in the form of new and renewed connections and especially in anticipation of a baby, enables the main characters to survive. The story is good but I also learned a lot. "
— Shirley, 1/31/2014