One of the most powerful books about war and human inner strength.
In 1944, sixteen-year-old ballerina Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz along with her family. Just hours after her parents were killed, Nazi doctor Josef Mengele forced Edith to dance for his own amusement and for her survival. Edith and her sister endured all the horrors of the Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and Gunskirchen death camps. On May 4, 1945, Edith was pulled from a pile of corpses, barely alive.
Torture, starvation, and the constant threat of death did not break Edith, and her inner world helped her find life-affirming strength and spiritual freedom. 35 years after the end of the war, having become a well-known psychologist, Edith returned to Auschwitz to let go of the memories of the past and survivor's guilt. Edith alternates between events from her own personal journey and touching stories of those she herself helped to heal.
This book is an unforgettable story of survival and healing, a story of liberation and the strength of the human spirit. It shows that we can always choose what life teaches us and how we relate to what is happening. This is a book that will change lives and provide support to generations of readers.
Authors: Edith Eger, Esmé Schwall Weigand
Translation: Tatyana Lukonina, Darya Smirnova
Pages: 448 (newsprint). Softcover
Dimensions: 186x126x32 mm
