At a time when Holocaust survivors with adult memories of their unfathomable ordeal are 90 plus, the recording of their testimonies for posterity is as urgent as ever. Since her fictionalised retelling of Lala and Gita Sokolov’s story in The Tattooist of Auschwitz and the follow-up tale of Cilka’s Journey, Heather Morris has fast built her credentials as a ‘warrior for remembrance’, retelling these tales of hope and survival. Whilst meticulously researched, they are reimagined as novels, making an often harrowing narrative all the more palatable to the average reader who may not normally delve into the Holocaust history genre.
Heather Morris
A plethora of Survivor stories has flooded the market in recent years but each one carries its own unique message of resilience, memory and affirmation of life. Three Sisters — with its troika biography of the Slovakian Meller sisters — is a welcome contribution to the genre and also stands as an ultimate testament to the love and commitment of siblings to each other.
In childhood, before the premature death of their beloved father, Cibi, Magda and Livi swore to him that they would always stay together and care for each other no matter what. As they grew up modestly but happily in the loving care of their mother and grandfather, little did they imagine the lengths to which they would need to go to fulfill this pledge and ensure each other’s survival.
It would do readers a disservice to reveal details of this epic tale which gradually and grippingly unfurls with its sometimes torturous and sometimes miraculous episodes. Suffice it to say that at its satisfying completion, one is left with a supremely enhanced understanding of Auschwitz-Birkenau inmate life; the ‘Death March’; post-War anti-Semitism in Eastern Europe and the early days of the state of Israel. Most of all, one is left with an exultant celebration of family love and the irrepressible will to survive. Three Sisters is a heartbreaking yet uplifting and triumphant tale.
—Three Sisters by Heather Morris (Echo Publishing) is out now. Limited signed copies are available while stocks last.
Three Sisters
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The breath-taking new novel from the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey, based on a powerful true story of hope and survival.
When they are little girls, Cibi, Magda and Livia make a promise to their father - that they will stay together, no matter what. Years later, at just 15, Livia is ordered to Auschwitz by the Nazis. Cibi, only 19 herself, remembers their promise and follows Livia, determined to protect her sister, or die with her. Together, they fight to survive through unimaginable cruelty and hardship...
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