Cilka's Journey

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4.2

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Heather Morris

Cilka's Journey is the million copy bestselling sequel to the phenomenon The Tattooist of Auschwitz.Don't miss the conclusion to The Tattooist of Auschwitz Trilogy, Three Sisters. Available now.'She was the bravest person I ever met'Lale Sokolov, The Tattooist of Auschwitz In 1942 Cilka Klein is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her separation from the other women prisoners. Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly given, equals survival.After liberation, Cilka is charged as a collaborator by the Russians and sent to a desolate, brutal prison camp in Siberia known as Vorkuta, inside the Arctic Circle. Innocent, imprisoned once again, Cilka faces challenges both new and horribly familiar, each day a battle for survival. Cilka befriends a woman doctor, and learns to nurse the ill in the camp, struggling to care for them under unimaginable conditions. And when she tends to a man called Alexandr, Cilka finds that despite everything, there is room in her heart for love.Cilka's Journey is a powerful testament to the triumph of the human will. It will move you to tears, but it will also leave you astonished and uplifted by one woman's fierce determination to survive, against all odds.- - - - - - - - 'Her truly incredible story is one to be read by everyone.' Sun 'Cilka's extraordinary courage in the face of evil and her determination to survive against the odds will stay with you long after you've finished reading this heartrending book.' Sunday Express'Her courage and determination to survive makes for a heartrending read.' Daily Mirror

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Author

Heather Morris

Pages

400

Publisher

Bonnier Books UK

Published Date

2019-10-01

ISBN

1785769065 9781785769061

Ratings

Google: 5

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"A sad poignant true story of a young girls journey from Auschwitz to Russian Gulag. Amid the horror and injustice, she finds friendship, love and meaningful work training to be a nurse."

Merry

"In all honesty, I enjoyed the afterword and all the factual information that was given to the readers at the end of the book more so than the tedious and fictitious story that was written. Some of it was interesting and kept me wanting to know more but for large sections of the book I thought ‘should I even finish?’ I guess if you like historical fiction you may very well like this book, but I was hoping for less fiction and more history and historical data/content."

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Stefani Marie

"We don't hear a lot about what happened after the concentration camp were closed... A very interesting and well documented story. Such a resilient woman!"

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Eva S.

"Must read!"

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Sarah Barr

"A heartbreaking story of a woman who just got out of a concentration camp…only to be sent to a Soviet Union Work Camp because she was one of the SS Soldiers “favorites”. This book is all about her life at the Soviet Union camp. If you wanna read about her life at the concentration camp read “The tattooist of Auswitz” though she is not the pain character in that book. "

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Ashley Martinez

"I loved this book. There was pain and hope and bravery and strength that nobody should have to have. A few parts made me cry and were painful to read."

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Annie Esterkamp

"An inspiring story of courage."

"I loved Tattooist of Auschwitz and this book tells the story of Cilka, one of the characters in that book. It is heart wrenching and powerful - the story of a courageous and resilient woman. "

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Tricia Montgomery

"RTC but it was absolutely beautiful and so touching"

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Callie Gorney

"Fantastic This book was fantastic. It was just as good as the first one. I read the entire thing in one day. Couldn't put it down"

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