This powerful and moving book tells the story of a 16-year-old ballerina who survived Auschwitz, enduring unimaginable horrors. Her talent for dance and deep love for her family gave her the strength to persevere..

Beautifully written, it captures both the atrocities of the Holocaust and the resilience of the human spirit. While heartbreaking, it’s an inspiring testament to survival and hope, and a must-read for understanding this dark chapter in history.

This was an amazing book about a girl who ended up in Auschwitz at age 16. The horrific trauma inflicted on so many is described beautifully and the book pulls on all the reader's emotions. Definitely one to read.

I read the author's previous book The Choice a few years ago and to say it changed the way I look at life would be and understatement. I love the way Edith writes and the message of hope that she transmits in The Ballerina of Auschwitz. It's not an easy book to read but one that will warm your heart and make you realise you're always able to chose how you want to live your life. A must-read.

The Ballerina of Auschwitz is a true story about the experiences of Edith Eger, a young Jewish woman during the Second World War.

The account is written by Edith herself many years later and this is a new version of the book, originally called the Choice, which focuses on her experiences leading up to and during her stay in the notorious Nazi concentration camp.

It is powerful and beautifully written, but also heartbreaking and horrifying. An important reminder of how vile humans can be towards each other and the impact of this hate, which is particularly important given the current climate of conflict world-wide.

Never an easy read when picking up books about the Holocaust but each one teaches me something new and opens my eyes further to the horrors that took place. I would recommend this book.

A powerful and beautifully written novel that explores important themes while delivering a gripping narrative. It’s a book that will stay with you long after you finish it

I'm not sure it's correct to say I "loved" this...because how can you love a book so full of pain and atrocities. However, Edith writes incredibly eloquently and beautifully of her experiences and you cannot help but be moved by her life story.

The Ballerina of Auschwitz is a book I would not consider reading; however, I felt inexplicably drawn to it. I found it to be an exceptionally powerful story, and I am grateful that I chose it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC.

A moving read about Jewish life leading up to being captured and put into a concentration camp. The privations endured, and indignities they all had to go through and those who came out at the end. A very moving story on how life can go on in the most difficult circumstances imaginable. This story is one everyone needs to read, to ensure it won’t happen again.

A harrowing read, as is any book on this topic. An important book to read, but the people in charge of all countries need to be reading this - humanity has learned nothing from history.

It is a beautifully written, heartbreaking book. Unfortunately, I can’t stop thinking that we don’t learn from history…

I’ve not read ‘The Choice’ so for me, Edith’s story was a new one. Whilst I’ve certainly read many books and watched documentaries about The Holocaust, Edith’s story was a bit different for me. This is Edith’s account of her horrifying time during the war and ultimately her time in Auschwitz, told as her teenage self. The language was simple, the descriptions clear, and the emotion absolutely shone through that it was very touching. Her strength is hard to comprehend, along with her fellow prisoners. No matter how many times I read stories centred around this time of history, I still can’t fathom it. This is a special one for a history lover.

The Ballerina of Auschwitz is a story of the author's survival of the Holocaust, as seen through the eyes of her teenage self. Its a poignant and at times distressing read but not untypical of this genre. Whilst as a story in its own rite it was a compelling read, I felt it would have benefitted from more 'what came next' but I appreciate this book was about wartime experiences, not the aftermath.
With thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A really moving and inspiring story of how a young girl, talented as a dancer, survived in Auschwitz, even after some encounters with the notorious Dr Mengele. Her zest for life and love for her family carried her through unspeakable experiences and enabled her to rebuild her life.

This was a read like no other, truly moving, emotive & heartbreaking yet it was also full of hope and uplifting.
A beautifully gripping and insightful read.

Thanks to NetGalley, publishers and author for an ARC of The Ballerina of Auschwitz.

This is a true life story, and reading about the atrocious never gets easier. It's a hard hitting read, but isn't as detailed as some other holocaust stories. While it's hard to say this book is enjoyable due to the topic, it is a nice read.
Highly recommend

A poignant and important story about survival, love and loss. In this book we follow a young Jewish girl in Hungary who finds her life completely uprooted when the war catches up with them and they are transported to Auschwitz. Unsure if her innocent comment cost a family member their life she has to find a way to survive and keep hope. The book touches on themes I have seen in many other books similar to this (A Man’s Search for Meaning, The Twins of Auschwitz etc) where having a goal, a hope that can’t be extinguished and someone to live for becomes paramount for survival.

The way Edith and her surviving family recover and reconcile what has happened to them and what they have lost show how different people with similar (if not almost the same) circumstances react to the same event differently.

The book is an easy although heavy read and absolutely important and vital for the continued fight against fascism and anti semitism. There are many moments where Edith should have died but was given a second, third and fourth chance at life. Survival can be so random. Hearing about how rough her health was and how slow recovery was made a deep impression and is an aspect I feel is so often forgotten when you are taught about history. The war might have ended but the suffering and the mentality of nazis didn’t.

In 1944, at just 16 years old, young dancer Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. In her raw and deeply personal memoir, Eger recounts the unimaginable horrors she witnessed and the resilience that ultimately saved her life – surviving and being rescued barely alive when the camp was finally liberated.

Now an esteemed psychologist, Dr Edith Eger is one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors with vivid memories of life in the camps. She is the author of bestselling, award-winning books such as The Choice and The Gift, and she dedicates her life to helping victims of trauma, including veterans and military personnel.

When I first requested this title from NetGalley, I mistakenly believed it was a work of fiction, and I hesitated upon discovering it was non-fiction. However, I am incredibly grateful that I chose to read it. Eger’s memoir is a story of loss and heartache, and is not just a testament to her survival but a poignant exploration of hope and resilience in the face of unimaginable adversity.

Her story is a harrowing read, but a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit.

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Heartbreaking yet hopeful, beautifully written book.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publisher for a chance to read an early copy of this memoir.

A heartbreaking, and deeply affecting book, but I found it also uplifting. The author's testimony is deeply disturbing, but her writing is so clear and direct that the book is impossible to put down; I am very glad that I was able to read it.