The girl in the red coat Book

Yes this is a harrowing story about this little girl and a fascinating insight to what it must have been like in Krakow at that time. Sadly I did not warm to the author. She came across as obsessed with herself. Throughout the book she seems to want to put across how beautiful she was and how men would pursue her and ask to marry her at the drop of a hat. This may well be the case but I really felt I did not need this information.
This author, despite her terrible childhood, did not ever have to endure being in a concentration camp. You can walk away, as she did, from an alcoholic. You could not walk away from Auschwitz. She should not have put this comment in the book. Also, there is a theme throughout the book about her wanting to disappear or be invisible. Despite this she still tells us how she would dress in colourful clothes and low cut tops. Of course she has been mentally damaged by her past and I do feel for all of the children who endured what she did and far worse. But I get a sense of this woman capitalising on her past in a way which I find a little irritating. I also think the family who kept taking them into their home were not given as much attention as they deserved. We are told, Manuella, the lovely daughter of this family had died. The author idolised this young woman but all we are told is that she is dead. I wanted to know more about her and how she came to die. I was also surprised to learn that the picture of the little girl in the red coat was not in fact the author - she just 'recognised' herself in her. I imagine so did many many other children.