Harper Perennial Born Survivors, By Wendy Holden
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "With remarkable detail gleaned from a wealth of research, journalist and author Holden relates the three women's unforgettable journey from their imprisonment in ghettos to their arrival at Auschwitz. . . . An astonishing and deeply moving work." --Booklist (starred review) The Nazis murdered their husbands but concentration camp prisoners Priska, Rachel, and Anka would not let evil take their unborn children too--a remarkable true story of survival that will appeal to readers of The Lost and The Nazi Officer's Wife, Born Survivors celebrates three mothers who defied death to give their children life. Eastern Europe, 1944: In this gripping piece of WWII history, three women believe they are pregnant, but are torn from their husbands before they can be certain. Rachel is sent to Auschwitz, unaware that her husband has been shot. Priska and her husband travel there together, but are immediately separated. Also at Auschwitz, Anka hopes in vain to be reunited with her husband. With the rest of their families gassed, these young wives are determined to hold on to all they have left--their lives, and those of their unborn babies. Having concealed their condition from infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, they are forced to work and almost starved to death, living in daily fear of their pregnancies being detected by the SS in one of the most compelling Holocaust survivor stories ever told. In April 1945, as the Allies close in, Priska gives birth. She and her baby, along with Anka, Rachel, and the remaining inmates, are sent to Mauthausen concentration camp on a hellish seventeen-day train journey. Rachel gives birth on the train, and Anka at the camp gates. All believe they will die, but then a miracle occurs. The gas chamber runs out of Zyklon-B, and as the Allied troops near, the SS flee. Against all odds, the three mothers and their newborns survive their treacherous journey to freedom. On the seventieth anniversary of Mauthausen's liberation from the Nazis by American soldiers, renowned biographer Wendy Holden recounts this extraordinary, inspirational story of hope and three children united by their mothers' unbelievable--yet ultimately successful--fight for survival. This unforgettable work of WWII nonfiction reveals: An Extraordinary True Story: Follow Priska, Rachel, and Anka, three women who defied death in the concentration camps to save their unborn children. Auschwitz Concentration Camp: Discover how they concealed their pregnancies from the infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, living in daily fear of discovery by the SS. WWII History: Based on a wealth of research, this moving biography details their journey from the ghettos of Eastern Europe to a hellish, seventeen-day train journey to Mauthausen. Inspirational Story of Hope: Witness the unbelievable moments of their children's births and the miracle that occurred as Allied troops neared, allowing the three mothers and their newborns to survive.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "With remarkable detail gleaned from a wealth of research, journalist and author Holden relates the three women's unforgettable journey from their imprisonment in ghettos to their arrival at Auschwitz. . . . An astonishing and deeply moving work." --Booklist (starred review) The Nazis murdered their husbands but concentration camp prisoners Priska, Rachel, and Anka would not let evil take their unborn children too--a remarkable true story of survival that will appeal to readers of The Lost and The Nazi Officer's Wife, Born Survivors celebrates three mothers who defied death to give their children life. Eastern Europe, 1944: In this gripping piece of WWII history, three women believe they are pregnant, but are torn from their husbands before they can be certain. Rachel is sent to Auschwitz, unaware that her husband has been shot. Priska and her husband travel there together, but are immediately separated. Also at Auschwitz, Anka hopes in vain to be reunited with her husband. With the rest of their families gassed, these young wives are determined to hold on to all they have left--their lives, and those of their unborn babies. Having concealed their condition from infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, they are forced to work and almost starved to death, living in daily fear of their pregnancies being detected by the SS in one of the most compelling Holocaust survivor stories ever told. In April 1945, as the Allies close in, Priska gives birth. She and her baby, along with Anka, Rachel, and the remaining inmates, are sent to Mauthausen concentration camp on a hellish seventeen-day train journey. Rachel gives birth on the train, and Anka at the camp gates. All believe they will die, but then a miracle occurs. The gas chamber runs out of Zyklon-B, and as the Allied troops near, the SS flee. Against all odds, the three mothers and their newborns survive their treacherous journey to freedom. On the seventieth anniversary of Mauthausen's liberation from the Nazis by American soldiers, renowned biographer Wendy Holden recounts this extraordinary, inspirational story of hope and three children united by their mothers' unbelievable--yet ultimately successful--fight for survival. This unforgettable work of WWII nonfiction reveals: An Extraordinary True Story: Follow Priska, Rachel, and Anka, three women who defied death in the concentration camps to save their unborn children. Auschwitz Concentration Camp: Discover how they concealed their pregnancies from the infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, living in daily fear of discovery by the SS. WWII History: Based on a wealth of research, this moving biography details their journey from the ghettos of Eastern Europe to a hellish, seventeen-day train journey to Mauthausen. Inspirational Story of Hope: Witness the unbelievable moments of their children's births and the miracle that occurred as Allied troops neared, allowing the three mothers and their newborns to survive.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "With remarkable detail gleaned from a wealth of research, journalist and author Holden relates the three women's unforgettable journey from their imprisonment in ghettos to their arrival at Auschwitz. . . . An astonishing and deeply moving work." --Booklist (starred review) The Nazis murdered their husbands but concentration camp prisoners Priska, Rachel, and Anka would not let evil take their unborn children too--a remarkable true story of survival that will appeal to readers of The Lost and The Nazi Officer's Wife, Born Survivors celebrates three mothers who defied death to give their children life. Eastern Europe, 1944: In this gripping piece of WWII history, three women believe they are pregnant, but are torn from their husbands before they can be certain. Rachel is sent to Auschwitz, unaware that her husband has been shot. Priska and her husband travel there together, but are immediately separated. Also at Auschwitz, Anka hopes in vain to be reunited with her husband. With the rest of their families gassed, these young wives are determined to hold on to all they have left--their lives, and those of their unborn babies. Having concealed their condition from infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, they are forced to work and almost starved to death, living in daily fear of their pregnancies being detected by the SS in one of the most compelling Holocaust survivor stories ever told. In April 1945, as the Allies close in, Priska gives birth. She and her baby, along with Anka, Rachel, and the remaining inmates, are sent to Mauthausen concentration camp on a hellish seventeen-day train journey. Rachel gives birth on the train, and Anka at the camp gates. All believe they will die, but then a miracle occurs. The gas chamber runs out of Zyklon-B, and as the Allied troops near, the SS flee. Against all odds, the three mothers and their newborns survive their treacherous journey to freedom. On the seventieth anniversary of Mauthausen's liberation from the Nazis by American soldiers, renowned biographer Wendy Holden recounts this extraordinary, inspirational story of hope and three children united by their mothers' unbelievable--yet ultimately successful--fight for survival. This unforgettable work of WWII nonfiction reveals: An Extraordinary True Story: Follow Priska, Rachel, and Anka, three women who defied death in the concentration camps to save their unborn children. Auschwitz Concentration Camp: Discover how they concealed their pregnancies from the infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, living in daily fear of discovery by the SS. WWII History: Based on a wealth of research, this moving biography details their journey from the ghettos of Eastern Europe to a hellish, seventeen-day train journey to Mauthausen. Inspirational Story of Hope: Witness the unbelievable moments of their children's births and the miracle that occurred as Allied troops neared, allowing the three mothers and their newborns to survive.
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