Lilac Girls
Three women meet across World War II: a New York volunteer, a Polish courier turned prisoner, and a German camp doctor.
2,731-word summary · 12 min read
historical fiction + holocaust
4 books tagged both “historical fiction” and “holocaust”.
Sarah's Key
In 1942 Paris Sarah locks her brother to save him, then vanishes. Sixty years later journalist Julia traces her, exposing family guilt and silence.
2,591-word summary · 12 min read
Number the Stars
Ten year old Annemarie helps her Jewish best friend escape occupied Copenhagen.
2,032-word summary · 9 min read
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris retells the years of Lale Sokolov as tattooist at Auschwitz Birkenau, his love for Gita Furman, and the food trades and quiet risks that kept…
2,442-word summary · 11 min read