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The Tattooist of Auschwitz £3 @ Amazon (free delivery Prime members/or over £10 for non Prime)
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One of the best book I’ve personally read, and a steal at this price.
I tattooed a number on her arm. She tattooed her name on my heart.
In 1942, Lale Sokolov arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - scratching numbers into his fellow victims’ arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust.
Waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl. For Lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sight. And he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, Gita, did, too.
So begins one of the most life-affirming, courageous, unforgettable and human stories of the Holocaust: the love story of the tattooist of Auschwitz.
I tattooed a number on her arm. She tattooed her name on my heart.
In 1942, Lale Sokolov arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - scratching numbers into his fellow victims’ arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust.
Waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl. For Lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sight. And he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, Gita, did, too.
So begins one of the most life-affirming, courageous, unforgettable and human stories of the Holocaust: the love story of the tattooist of Auschwitz.
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sorted byI went last year to the memorial centre. The scale...the horror....jesus h.
For a book with less punches pulled, may I recommend, The Boy who followed his father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield which I reviewed in July 2019 and rated it 5 stars.
I do appreciate that, like everyone else, I am expressing a personal opinion and I hope you will allow me to do so.
what worries me more isn't the nutcases that deny it happened , its the nutjobs that think its a criminal offence to do so, now that's power.
I wouldn't bother most of cilka is fiction
No offence taken here. I’ll give the book a go, thanks for the recommendation!
It seems to be a partially true account of events, the author admits that she did make up some of the events under 'artistic licence'. Not sure how I feel about that, considering some nutcases believe the holocaust didn't happen at all.
Was just going to say the book felt like it was fictional in some areas, and I didn't know the author admitted this. There are much better and real Holocaust books though. (edited)
Cilkas is majority made up so you don't know if any of it is true
Sorry, no. The writing is atrocious. Shockingly bad.
Don't be sorry. Everyone's allowed an opinion.