I’ve never read
anything by this author. I will in the
future. This book was one that grabbed
me from the first page. I couldn’t put
it down, I carried it around from room to room and finished it quickly. I loved the story, it wasn’t a pleasant story
of course because of the subject matter, but Heather Morris did her best with
the historical background. She drew me
in and kept me captive till the last page.
If you have read stories about Auschwitz, or not, this story stands out
from the rest. As soon as I saw the
cover of the book, I knew I wanted to read it.
I’m so glad that I did. It was a
captivating, moving story. I recommend it highly!
I bought this book
from Costco, and thought it needed a great review so that others will pick it
up and read it also.
The description of the book as found online:
The description of the book as found online:
The #1
International Bestseller & New York Times Bestseller
This
beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that
were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig
(Lale) Sokolov—an unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity.
“The
Tattooist of Auschwitz is an extraordinary document, a story about the
extremes of human behavior existing side by side: calculated brutality
alongside impulsive and selfless acts of love. I find it hard to imagine anyone
who would not be drawn in, confronted and moved. I would recommend it
unreservedly to anyone, whether they’d read a hundred Holocaust stories or
none.”—Graeme Simsion, internationally-bestselling author of The Rosie
Project
In April
1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the
concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he
speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the
German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow
prisoners.
Imprisoned
for over two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and
barbarism—but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own
life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from
murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive.
One day in
July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in
line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and in
that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her.
A vivid,
harrowing, and ultimately hopeful re-creation of Lale Sokolov's experiences as
the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners with what would become
one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust, The Tattooist of
Auschwitz is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under
the darkest possible conditions.
