The Child of Auschwitz

Absolutely Heartbreaking World War 2 Historical Fiction

By: Lily Graham

Narrated by: Katy Sobey

Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

"She touched the photograph in its gilt frame that was always on her desk, of a young, thin woman with very short hair and a baby in her arms. She had one last story to tell. Theirs. And it began in hell on earth."

It is 1942 and Eva Adami has boarded a train to Auschwitz. Barely able to breathe due to the press of bodies and exhausted from standing up for two days, she can think only of her longed-for reunion with her husband Michal, who was sent there six months earlier.

But when Eva arrives at Auschwitz, there is no sign of Michal and the stark reality of the camp comes crashing down upon her. As she lies heartbroken and shivering on a thin mattress, her head shaved by rough hands, she hears a whisper. Her bunkmate, Sofie, is reaching out her hand....

As the days pass, the two women learn each other’s hopes and dreams - Eva’s is that she will find Michal alive in this terrible place, and Sofie’s is that she will be reunited with her son Tomas, over the border in an orphanage in Austria. Sofie sees the chance to engineer one last meeting between Eva and Michal and knows she must take it even if means befriending the enemy....

But when Eva realises she is pregnant, she fears she has endangered both their lives. The women promise to protect each other’s children, should the worst occur. For they are determined to hold on to the last flower of hope in the shadows and degradation: their precious children, who they pray will live to tell their story when they no longer can.

A heart-breaking story of survival, where life or death relies on the smallest chance and happiness can be found in the darkest times. Fans of The Choice and The Tattooist of Auschwitz will fall in love with this beautiful novel.

©2019 Lily Graham (P)2019 2019

Good basic WWII fiction

The narration was good and that’s half the battle sometimes. The story is tragic and beautiful. And truly brings you into their world. It was easy to listen and engaging. I wasn’t bored or tired of listening. Some of the pieces were very easily tied up which might not seem exactly like it would’ve happened. But it didn’t make the story less enjoyable.

One of my favorites

So well written and narrated! Such a compelling historical fiction story. It will definitely keep your attention!!

The fight to survive

A very compelling heartfelt story of love loss and suffering . It was very well written and composed. Thank you for sharing this heartfelt story with the world. I thought it was an amazing piece of untold history.

Uplifting in spite of everything!

I have read quite a few excellent books on World WarII. While very realistic had a different feel of unrelenting hope. The indomitable human spirit at its best. An excellent read!

A lil dry, wish there was more emotion when readin

A lil dry, wish there was more emotion when reading. It's a descriptive story tho

Beautiful not overwhelmingly depressing.

I thought this was going to be really heavy and hard to listen to all the way through. It was actually a beautiful story and of course had the reality of Auschwitz, but was not overwhelmingly depressing. It focused more on the relationships between people with the back drop of Auschwitz. I will read this author again. I got this on sale, but would pay a full a credit for this and will for this author in the future.

Excellent Story

It caught my attention from the first page until the last. Unique story on a very horrible part of WWII history. We must never forget.

Excellent book.

This was well written and the narration was excellent. A story of resilience and perseverance in the face of extreme adversity that gave me hope during the pandemic of 20-21.

10/10 would recommend

i felt every emotion while listening to this book. absolutely loved every word of it!

Sad but beautiful

An amazing story which was very touching. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it, much food for thought.