‘A powerful and often uncomfortable true story that deserves to be read and remembered. It beautifully captures the strength of the bond between a father and son’ Heather Morris, author of New York Times no. 1 bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, ALSO AVAILABLE FOR YOUNG READERS AS FRITZ AND KURT DAILY MAIL & SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR When the Nazis come for the Kleinmann family, father and son Gustav and Fritz — an ordinary Austrian Jewish family — are torn from the lives they knew. Sent to Buchenwald concentration camp in 1939, they endure three years of murderous brutality side by side. But when Gustav is ordered to Auschwitz, it is Fritz who refuses to be parted from him. Despite being warned that following his father means certain death, he insists on boarding the same train bound for the most hellish place on Earth. What follows is an astonishing true story of love and impossible survival — proof that even in the deepest darkness, hope endures. For anyone captivated by The Cut Out Girl and The Tattooist of Auschwitz, this is essential reading. _______ ‘We should all read this shattering book about the Holocaust. An astonishing story of the unbreakable bond between a father and a son’ Daily Mail ‘Extraordinary’ Observer ‘The story is both immersive and extraordinary. Deeply moving and brimming with humanity’ Guardian ‘An emotionally devastating story of courage – and survival’ i Paper ‘A deeply humane account and a visceral depiction of everyday life in the camps. Could not be more timely and deserves the widest possible readership’ Daily Express
ISBN 13: 9780241359174
Author: Jeremy Dronfield
