{"product_id":"alternate-cover-the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-heather-morris-copy","title":"The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris (Alternate cover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe incredible story of the Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist and the woman he loved.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLale Sokolov is well-dressed, a charmer, a ladies’ man. He is also a Jew. On the first transport from Slovakia to Auschwitz in 1942, Lale immediately stands out to his fellow prisoners. In the camp, he is looked up to, looked out for, and put to work in the privileged position of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTätowierer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – the tattooist – to mark his fellow prisoners, forever. One of them is a young woman, Gita, who steals his heart at first glance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis life given new purpose, Lale does his best through the struggle and suffering to use his position for good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis story, full of beauty and hope, is based on years of interviews author Heather Morris conducted with real-life Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz- Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov. It is heart-wrenching, illuminating, and unforgettable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Extraordinary – moving, confronting and uplifting... a story about the extremes of human behaviour: calculated brutality alongside impulsive and selfless acts of love. I recommend it unreservedly’—GRAEME SIMSION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has the quality of a dark fairytale. It is both simple and epic, shot through with compassion and love… Everyone should read it’—HUGH RIMINTON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘An extraordinary story of a single and singular life and its great love’—ASHLEY HAY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBonnier Echo Publishing 2018, paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note these alternate cover titles are stored off-site. They will post out within one week of your order being placed. If you have made additional purchases, all items will post together. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe have the larger publication on site for immediate posting for sale\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\/products\/the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-heather-morris?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=7eb2de961\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44907075797061,"sku":null,"price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/9997\/3445\/files\/tattooist.jpg?v=1777010934","url":"https:\/\/shop.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\/products\/alternate-cover-the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-heather-morris-copy","provider":"Sydney Jewish Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}