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The Sisters of Auschwitz

The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory

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The Sisters of Auschwitz

By: Roxane van Iperen
Narrated by: Susan Hoffman
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Perfect for listeners of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Choice and The Librarian of Auschwitz - this is the international best-selling and life-affirming true story of female bravery and surviving the horrors of Auschwitz.

New York Times bestseller

Winner of the Opzij Literature Prize 2019

They knew their survival depended on each other.

They had to live for each other.

It is 1940, and the Final Solution is about to begin. The Nazis have occupied The Netherlands, but resistance is growing and two Jewish sisters - Janny and Lien Brilleslijper - are risking their lives to save those being hunted, through their clandestine safehouse 'The High Nest'. It becomes one of the most important safehouses in the country, but when the house and its occupants are betrayed, the most terrifying time of the sisters' lives begins. This is the beginning of the end.

With German defeat in sight, the Brilleslijper family are put on the last train to Auschwitz, along with Anne Frank and her family. What comes next challenges the sisters beyond human imagination, as they are stripped of everything but their courage, resilience and love for each other.

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©2019 Roxane van Iperen (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group
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A lesson in many directions

An amazing life story of survival and love...while sharing parts of history we generally don't hear about...an excellent book

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Never Forget.

Very good. Courage to survive in such circumstances of horror almost beyond imagination should be told. The Holocaust must never be forgotten.

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Gripping, Heart Wrenching. A must!

This book keep me listening, I never wanted to stop. What the people went through, the help they tried to give each other, is extraordinary. The strength they showed is clearly evident in this account. Worth a listen too, would definitely recommend.

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the sister's are truly amazing woman

nice clear narration excellent story read well I enjoyed it immensely I would highly recommend this to lovers of detail

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Good read

Read with thought and feeling. The story was very well written. Having been to Auschwitz the book took me back there with the description of the sleeping shelves.

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Excellent

loved this book ... had me gripped.
would strongly recommend to anyone interested in the holocaust. what brave people.

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A gripping story of two fearless women

A story of resistance, hope and how to keep going. Pure determination, good role model to fight for justice and to not give up, no matter how hard the circumstances. Thank you for bringing this remarkable story to light.

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The sisters of Auschwitz

I really enjoyed this true story of the two sisters who endured so much pain and suffering and I liked the narrators nice calm voice

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Amazing women

Very interesting story about these two brave women although I found the narrators pronunciation of names and places very annoying, It sounded like she was choking at times and it did spoil my enjoyment of the book, I think it was the second or third chapter before I could figure out the names of the characters and Ibeing very familiar with the street names myself possibly made her pronunciation more annoying to me.

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Excellent

exceptional book detailing the struggle through the war. Emotional lose and how brave these people and many more were.

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