Helen Schary Motro's 'The Right to Happiness' is a collection of short stories linked by the characters' connection to the Holocaust. The stories shift between the survivors and their children, between Israel and New York, and between the recent past and the post-war period. The book showcases the survivors' will to live and the creative ways they found to pick up the pieces. The stories provide a glimpse into the inner lives of those who were able to build new lives following the trauma of the Holocaust.