This is a tremendous book; one that I'd recommend to everyone. It is sad, raw, hopeful and brave. The format works well for people with short attention spans (like me) as it's not excessively long.

These stories may be devastating, but we must never forget.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC

This book was one of my most heartbreaking and remarkable reads of 2024. Honestly I cried at this story, the Ballerina of Auschwitz is only 192 pages and I read it in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down.

This is a real account of the Author’s experience at Auschwitz and how her and her sister stayed by each others side until they were liberated and finally free. Before she was sent to work in a death camp at only 16, she was a ballerina and gymnast who was going to start training for the Olympics until she was no longer allowed to compete due to her Jewish background. Before the War begins, we learn how rife anti-semitism was before the Nazi's popularised it across Europe. The daily horrors of being a Jewish person during the War were unimaginable, this story is so inspiring and a testament to how strong the human spirit and mind is.

I’d recommend this book 10000 times over.

I cried reading this, what a beautiful and heartbreaking book. Having read Eger’s other works, I knew her story and the horrors she suffered. However, she managed to spin it in a new light and add another layer of hope and pain to her experiences. Stories like this are so incredibly important and I applaud her for being brave enough to tell this story again.