This is an historical story based on the memoirs of 9 exceptional women who were all political prisoners in Ravensbruck during World War II due to their involvement with the resistance. The book is written by the relative of one of these women. The author interviewed other relatives of the women, spoke directly with her great aunt, read memoirs written at the time to be able to transport the reader to a time of such atrocities, torture, murder, extermination and brutality that is hard to believe one human could do this to another.
Telling the story of how they escaped the death march at the end of
World War II, about their support for one another, their friendships and their determination to survive despite injury, deprivation, starvation and neglect. They had support along the way from soldiers on both sides. The Germans accepting that the end was near and offering shelter, food and warm water to wash in, although only days earlier the women had been their prisoners and then leading them to the river to gain their freedom.
This is a very moving, and in places uncomfortable book but well worth a read.
Telling the story of how they escaped the death march at the end of
World War II, about their support for one another, their friendships and their determination to survive despite injury, deprivation, starvation and neglect. They had support along the way from soldiers on both sides. The Germans accepting that the end was near and offering shelter, food and warm water to wash in, although only days earlier the women had been their prisoners and then leading them to the river to gain their freedom.
This is a very moving, and in places uncomfortable book but well worth a read.