Three Sisters

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Ever since I can remember, I’ve longed for the life story of my mother, Livia, and her two older sisters, Cibi and Magda, to be told. this incredible bestselling trilogy withThe Tattooist of Auschwitzand Cilka’s Journey also available now.

I remember the sleepovers in my grandparents’ room, and sitting outside in the sunshine eating ice cream, after having walked by the water in the summer sun. And later in Israel, where survivors worked to rebuild their lives with the mental and visible scars serving as constant reminders of all that they had experienced and those they had lost. Little did I know that the purchase of The Tattooist would lay the foundation towards the fulfilment of my long-held dream. I love reading historical fiction so that I can learn about pieces of our history through fictional, entertaining characters.I loved that every time I thought I was on the right path, there was a twist taking me completely in the opposite direction.

Cibi, only 19 herself, remembers their promise and follows Livia, determined to protect her sister, or die with her. The day I met Lale Sokolov changed my life, as our friendship grew and he embarked on a journey of self scrutiny, entrusting the inner most details of his life during the Holocaust. What gave them the incentive, the courage to have hope, to believe that there was reason for hope even when the circumstances offered them no obvious reasons to continue to believe - in this case, it was the promise they made to their father. They discovered that the attitudes of the Slovs toward Jews had not changed much since the end of the war. For me this was probably the most emotional of the series so far as the three sisters struggled to uphold the promise they made to their father as little children to always stay together.The day before a dangerous operation, their father asked his three daughters, Cibi, Magda and Livia to make a promise that they will look after each other and stay together no matter what. In her Author's note, she tells not only their story but the story of their beloved parents, and grandfather.

Their resilience and determination to keep their promise is enduring as they live lives filled with children and grandchildren – the sisters are very much aware of all the children and grandchildren who weren’t born because of the Holocaust – each sister has a particular moment that haunts them. Together again, the sisters not only fulfill the promise to watch after each other, they also make another promise — the fierce will to live and survive the horrors of the camp, no matter what. Born in Slovakia, the siblings make a promise to their father that they will always stick together and help each other.For those that have read the previous two books, there are brief appearances of Lale, Gita, and Cilka. It was not my favorite of her books but I appreciated that Heather Morris was able to share the sister’s story with her readers. This is the story of three sisters and how they coped with the horrors they witnessed in the camps during WW2 and their fight and determination to survive.