Once We Were Brothers

The Ronald H. Balson Literary Award is an annual award given to a work of fiction or nonfiction that has been published in the previous year and that has been determined by a panel of judges to be of exceptional literary merit. The award is named for Ronald H. Balson, a prominent author and literary critic, and is sponsored by the Balson Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes the literary arts.

The characters in Once We Were Brothers are two estranged brothers who are brought back together by a shared tragedy. The feature content of the book is their reunion and reconciliation.

The author’s previous works include Once We Were Brothers and Saving Sophie.

“Once We Were Brothers” is the story of two boys, Ronald and his brother, who are torn apart by the Holocaust. The story follows their lives as they try to survive the horrors of the concentration camps and the loss of their families. The story is told through the eyes of Ronald, who is the only one of the two brothers to survive the war. The story is a touching and powerful tale of brotherhood, love, and survival.