TITLE - Surviving The Angel of Death - The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz
AUTHORS - Eva Mozes Kor and Lisa Rojany Buccieri
GENRE - True Story, WW2, Auschwitz
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SYNOPSIS -
Eva Mozes Kor was just ten years old when she arrived in Auschwitz. While her parents and two older sisters were taken to the gas chambers, she and her twin, Miriam, were herded into the care of the man known as the Angel of Death, Dr. Josef Mengele., Subjected to sadistic medical experiments, she was forced to fight daily for her and her twin's survival. In this incredible true story written for young adults, readers learn of a child's endurance and survival in the face of truly extraordinary evil. The book also includes an epilogue on Eva's recovery from this experience and her remarkable decision to publicly forgive the Nazis., Through her museum and her lectures, she has dedicated her life to giving testimony on the Holocaust, providing a message of hope for people who have suffered, and working for causes of human rights and peace.
Having just watched the Netflix series about Auschwitz, I saw Eva Mozes Kor interviewed, who had been featured on other documentaries before. I then remembered that I had a book of hers to still review on NetGalley.
It's not a very long book, but well written, I would say with the young adult in mind. It's therefore written in a easy to read and absorb manner.
As a twin in Auschwitz, well known for the evil Dr Josef Mengele, who operated on twins, it is amazing the twins even made it out of there alive. The story is quite harrowing in places, but it's a story that needs telling and is very moving. It makes you think hard about what life was like for people living in these places.
I enjoyed the read, and it gave me another perspective on life at Auschwitz.
Thank you to NetGalley and the author for allowing me to read and review the book.
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