Het meisje dat twee kampen overleefde

Synopsis of Het meisje dat twee kampen overleefde

«Het meisje dat twee kampen overleefde» is the historical novel by Heather Morris, published by HarperCollins in paperback (349 pages, in Dutch).

In 1942, Cilka Klein, aged 16, is deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Her beauty attracts the commandant, who forces her to become his lover; she survives this way, but is marked by it. After liberation, accused of collaboration, she is sent to a camp in Siberia, where she will endure extreme conditions and find love. Based on the true story of Cilka Klein.

Published in 2021, it is Heather Morris's next novel after 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz'. The author conducted interviews and research in Russia and Slovakia.

For readers of historical fiction and for fans of 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz'.