This is the third book in this series I have read by Heather Morris following the excellent ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’. While I find most books about Auschwitz fascinating reads the two subsequent books written by Heather Morris have failed to grip me in the way her first book did.
The story follows three sisters as the title suggests, Cibi, Magda and Livia and their promise to their father that they will stay together, no matter what. When Livia is 15 she is ordered to Auschwitz by the Nazis and is followed by elder sister Cibi, 19 who wants to try and protect her sister. Together in Auschwitz they will need to stay strong to survive through cruelty and hardship.
The remaining sister Magda hides out in a neighbours attic with her mother and grandfather but it is only a matter of time before she is also captured and transported to the death camp where her two sisters are. With the three sisters now re united they have kept their promise but there are still further battles to face.
A book written about terrible heart-breaking times but the book lacks something different from the many other stories on this subject to make it a special read.
I would like to thank both Net Galley and Bonnier Books for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
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