Heather Morris

#1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 International 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.

A Novel

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

From Heather Morris, the New York Times bestselling author of the multi-million copy bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey: a story of family, courage, and resilience, inspired by a true story. Against all odds, three Slovakian sisters have survived years of imprisonment in the most notorious death camp in Nazi Germany: Auschwitz. Livia, Magda, and Cibi have clung together, nearly died from starvation and overwork, and the brutal whims of the guards in this place of horror. But now, the allies are closing in and the sisters have one last hurdle to face: the death march from Auschwitz, as the Nazis try to erase any evidence of the prisoners held there. Due to a last minute stroke of luck, the three of them are able to escape formation and hide in the woods for days before being rescued. And this is where the story begins. From there, the three sisters travel to Israel, to their new home, but the battle for freedom takes on new forms. Livia, Magda, and Cibi must face the ghosts of their past--and some secrets that they have kept from each other--to find true peace and happiness. Inspired by a true story, and with events that overlap with those of Lale, Gita, and Cilka, The Three Sisters will hold a place in readers' hearts and minds as they experience what true courage really is.

Three Sisters

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 to pre-order 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

The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Cilka's Journey

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.

O Tatuador De Auschwitz

Die wahre Geschichte des Lale Sokolov

Der Tätowierer von Auschwitz

Een jonge Joodse man denkt zijn familie te kunnen redden door zichzelf op te offeren, maar wat hij daardoor in Auschwitz moest doen om zichzelf te redden, had niemand ooit kunnen voorzien.

het waargebeurde verhaal van de uitzonderlijke liefde tussen gevangene 32407 en 34902

De tatoeëerder van Auschwitz

Tatuatorul de la Auschwitz

In the midst of World War II, an English musician, Norah Chambers, places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe from the Japanese army as they move down through the Pacific. Norah remains to care for her husband and elderly parents, knowing she may never see her child again.

Sister Nesta James, a Welsh Australian nurse, has enlisted to tend to Allied troops. But as Singapore falls to the Japanese she joins the terrified cargo of people, including the heartbroken Norah, crammed aboard the Vyner Brooke merchant ship. Only two days later, they are bombarded from the air off the coast of Indonesia, and in a matter of hours, the Vyner Brooke lies broken on the seabed.

After surviving a brutal 24 hours in the sea, Nesta and Norah reach the beaches of a remote island, only to be captured by the Japanese and held in one of their notorious POW camps. The camps are places of starvation and brutality, where disease runs rampant. Sisters in arms, Norah and Nesta fight side by side every day, helping whoever they can, and discovering in themselves and each other extraordinary reserves of courage, resourcefulness and determination.

Sisters under the Rising Sun is a story of women in war: a novel of sisterhood, bravery and friendship in the darkest of circumstances, from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Cilka's Journey and Three Sisters.

Sisters Under the Rising Sun

Sous un ciel de plomb, des prisonniers défilent à l'entrée du camp d'Auschwitz. Bientôt, ils ne seront plus que des numéros tatoués sur le bras. C'est Lale, un déporté, qui est chargé de cette sinistre tâche. Il travaille le regard rivé au sol pour éviter de voir la douleur dans les yeux de ceux qu'il marque à jamais. Un jour, pourtant, il lève les yeux sur Gita et la jeune femme devient sa lumière dans ce monde d'une noirceur infinie. Ils savent d'emblée qu'ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre. Mais dans cette prison où l'on se bat pour un morceau de pain et pour sauver sa vie, il n'y a pas de place pour l'amour. Ils doivent se contenter de minuscules moments de joie, qui leur font oublier le cauchemar du quotidien. Mais Lale a fait une promesse : un jour, ils seront libres, deux jeunes gens heureux de vivre ensemble. Deux personnes plus fortes que l'horreur du monde. L'histoire vraie d'un homme et d'une femme qui ont trouvé l'amour au coeur de l'enfer.

Le tatoueur d'Auschwitz

Tatueraren i Auschwitz

Tatuazysta z Auschwitz

Kniha Tatér z Osvětimi vznikla podle skutečného příběhu, jenž souvisí s jedním z nejznámějších symbolů holocaustu – čísly, která měli vězňové vytetována na předloktí. Když se slovenský žid Lale Sokolov stal v tom strašlivém místě tatérem a musel označovat své spoluvězně čísly vyvedenými nesmazatelným inkoustem, využil svou nepatrnou volnost k činům. Díky své práci mohl vyměňovat šperky a peníze z majetku zavražděných židů za jídlo, které pomáhalo ostatní vězně držet naživu. Kdyby byl dopaden, čekala by ho jistá smrt. Za své přežití mu vděčí mnozí.

O holocaustu existuje bezpočet knih. Tato je však unikátní. Lale Sokolov velmi dobře věděl, co spoluvězně i jeho samotného čeká, a byl odhodlán nejen přežít, ale také žít naplno. To, co poznal, je sice strašlivé, ale současně plné naděje a odvahy. A v jeho vzpomínkách má své místo kupodivu také láska. V řadě vězňů čekajících na tetování stála i zděšená, chvějící se dívka. Pro Lalea – trochu drzého hazardéra – to byla láska na první pohled. Jeho a Gitin příběh, ověřený podle všech dostupných dokumentů a déle než sedmdesát let nevyprávěný, potvrdil jejich syn. Jen sotva mohli tehdy doufat, že se ho dočkají.

Při čtení budete možná slzet, děj knihy vás však také povzbudí. Neboť to, co je v lidech nejlepší, přežilo i v situaci ze všech nejhorší. Heather Morrisová se narodila na Novém Zélandu, žije a pracuje v australském Melbourne. S Lalem Sokolovem se seznámila v roce 2003 a toto setkání jim oběma změnilo život. Vzniklo mezi nimi přátelství a Lale ji pověřil, aby světu předala i ty nejniternější podrobnosti z jeho života za holocaustu.

Tatér z Osvětimi

Cilka Klein är sexton år när hon 1942 skickas till koncentrationslägret Auschwitz-Birkenau. Lägerchefen på Birkenau, Johann Schwarzhuber, lägger märke till henne och tvingar henne att bli hans älskarinna. Efter befrielsen stämplas Cilka som kollaboratör av ryssarna och skickas till ett avlägset, brutalt fångläger i Sibirien – Vorkuta. I Sibirien ställs hon inför nya prövningar och även ett obehagligt välbekant intresse från vakterna. Men livet förändras när hon träffar en vänlig, kvinnlig läkare som tar henne under sina vingar och låter henne hjälpa till att vårda de sjuka i lägret. Död och skräck är alltid närvarande i lägret, vilket får henne att upptäcka en styrka hon inte visste att hon hade. I denna hårda verklighet börjar hon trevande bygga nya vänskapsband och trots allt som hänt henne inser hon att det finns utrymme för kärlek i hennes hjärta. Cilkas resa är mycket mer än en skildring av kamp och lidande. Det är en upplyftande berättelse om mod, beslutsamhet och förmågan att älska.

Cilkas resa

From the author of the multi-million copy bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz comes a new novel based on a riveting true story of love and resilience. Her beauty saved her — and condemned her. Cilka is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in 1942, where the commandant immediately notices how beautiful she is. Forcibly separated from the other women prisoners, Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly taken, equals survival. When the war is over and the camp is liberated, freedom is not granted to Cilka: She is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to a Siberian prison camp. But did she really have a choice? And where do the lines of morality lie for Cilka, who was send to Auschwitz when she was still a child? In Siberia, Cilka faces challenges both new and horribly familiar, including the unwanted attention of the guards. But when she meets a kind female doctor, Cilka is taken under her wing and begins to tend to the ill in the camp, struggling to care for them under brutal conditions. Confronting death and terror daily, Cilka discovers a strength she never knew she had. And when she begins to tentatively form bonds and relationships in this harsh, new reality, Cilka finds that despite everything that has happened to her, there is room in her heart for love. From child to woman, from woman to healer, Cilka's journey illuminates the resilience of the human spirit—and the will we have to survive.

Het nieuwe, hartverscheurende boek van de auteur van De tatoeëerder van Auschwitz Cilka Klein is pas zestien als ze in 1942 per trein naar Auschwitz-Birkenau wordt gebracht. Ze springt in het oog bij kampcommandant Schwarzhuber en hij dwingt haar zijn liefje te worden. Als enige vrouw in het concentratiekamp mag zij haar lange haar behouden. Maar na de bevrijding wordt ze hierdoor gezien als collaborateur en naar een werkkamp in Siberië verbannen. Weer zit ze op een trein. Weer moet ze talloze onmenselijke handelingen doorstaan. En weer blijven de ogen van een kampbewaarder te lang op haar rusten… Het meisje dat twee kampen overleefde is gebaseerd op het waargebeurde levensverhaal van Cilka Klein. Het is een roman over hoop en overleven. Cilka vindt steeds weer de kracht om zichzelf staande te houden, ook al wordt ze dagelijks met de dood geconfronteerd. En wanneer ze een onbekende man, Aleksandr, verpleegt, ontdekt Cilka dat er ondanks alles ruimte in haar hart is voor liefde.

Het meisje dat twee kampen overleefde

Heather shares the story behind her inspirational writing journey and the defining experiences of her life, including her profound friendship with Lale, and explores how she learned to really listen to the stories people told her - skills she believes we can all learn

Finding Inspiration in Everyday Lives

Stories of Hope

#1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 International Bestseller Soon to be a Peacock Original Series 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.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz [Movie-Tie-In]

From New York Times bestselling author Heather Morris comes the memoir of a life of listening to others. In Listening Well, Heather will explore her extraordinary talents as a listener—a skill she employed when she first met Lale Sokolov, the tattooist at Auschwitz-Birkenau and the inspiration for her bestselling novel. It was this ability that led Lale to entrust Heather with his story, which she told in her novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz and the bestselling follow up, Cilka's Journey. Now Heather shares the story behind her inspirational writing journey and the defining experiences of her life, including her profound friendship with Lale, and explores how she learned to really listen to the stories people told her—skills she believes we can all learn. "Stories are what connect us and remind us that hope is always possible."—Heather Morris

Bringing Stories of Hope to Life

Listening Well

Van de auteur van De tatoeëerder van Auschwitz Cilka Klein is pas zestien als ze in 1942 per trein naar Auschwitz- Birkenau wordt gebracht. Ze springt in het oog bij kampcommandant Schwarzhuber en hij dwingt haar zijn liefje te worden. Als enige vrouw in het concentratiekamp mag zij haar lange haar behouden. Maar na de bevrijding wordt ze hierdoor gezien als collaborateur en naar een werkkamp in Siberië verbannen. Weer zit ze op een trein. Weer moet ze talloze onmenselijke handelingen doorstaan. En weer blijven de ogen van een kampcommandant te lang op haar rusten... Cilka’s keuze is een verhaal over hoop en overleven. Cilka vindt steeds weer de kracht om zichzelf staande te houden, ook al wordt ze dagelijks met de dood geconfronteerd. En wanneer ze een onbekende man, Aleksandr, verpleegt, ontdekt Cilka dat er ondanks alles ruimte in haar hart is voor liefde. Cilka’s keuze is gebaseerd op het waargebeurde levensverhaal van Cilka Klein.

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