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My brother’s tears left a delicate, clean line on his face. I stroked his cheek, whispered, it’s really you … in 1944, everything changes. The Nazis storm the homes of the Jewish villagers and inform them they have one hour. One hour before the train will take them to Auschwitz.
Six decades later, from the safety of their living rooms at home in Israel, the brothers finally break their silence to a friend who will never let their stories be forgotten.
Malka Adler’s extraordinary novel of a family separated by the Holocaust and their harrowing journey back to each other is based on interviews with the brothers she grew up with by the Sea of Galilee.
When they decided to tell their story, she was the only one they would talk to.
Narrated in a poetic style reminiscent of Margaret Atwood, this is a visceral yet essential read for those who have found strength, solace and above all, hope, in books like The Choice, The Librarian of Auschwitz, and The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
Praise for The Brothers of Auschwitz
‘I sat down and read this within a few hours, my wife is now reading it and it is bringing tears to her eyes’ Amazon reviewer
‘The story is so incredible and the author writes so beautifully that it is impossible to stay indifferent. I gave the book to my mom and she called me after she finished crying and telling me how much she loved it’ Amazon reviewer
‘It is a book we all must read, read in order to know … It is harsh, enthralling, earth-shattering, rattling – but we must. And nothing less’ Aliza Ziegler, Editor-in-Chief at Proza Books, Yedioth Ahronoth Publishing House
‘This is a book we are not allowed not to read’ Leah Roditi, At Magazine
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Very Sad That These Boys & Their Family Had To Endure Such Hatred Because Of Their Ethnicity/Religion. Grateful That They Made It Out Alive & Were Finally Able To Tell Their Story.
The evil of Hitler and his murderous followers cannot be measured. Sometimes I had to step away from the story to recoup and feel hope in humanity again. How scary and tragic to see our wannabe dictator leader and his lemming legislative followers repeat the destruction of democracy and humaneness.
The Brothers of Auschwitz by Malka Adler is a stunning, harrowing, and heartbreaking experience. Yes, it is historical fiction, but the main characters (two brothers Dov and Yitzhak) were actually inspired by true victims (and survivors) of the Holocaust. It is even more gut wrenching to know she also drew from her own father’s experiences as well.
I cried several times as my heart went out to all the lives suffered and lost. It should have never happened. I am so grateful for Ms. Adler’s story to help give a voice to all of the innocent souls that were permanently affected during this unforgivable time.
I just finished The Brothers of Auschwitz. I have read many books on the Holocaust, and when I was a high school English teacher, I taught a unit on genocide. The Brothers of Auschwitz is mind blowing and captured all of my senses. Malka Adler made the reader feel they were participants standing along side of both brothers. I felt, tasted, heard, and saw what the brothers did. I also appreciate how Adler explored life after Auschwitz for these two brothers. An amazing book that will stick with me for a long time. Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.