{"product_id":"cilkas-journey-the-sequel-to-the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-heather-morris","title":"Cilka's Journey: The sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sequel to the International Number One Bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e, based on a true story of love and resilience.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1942 Cilka is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her separation from the other women prisoners. Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly given, equals survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter liberation, Cilka is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to a desolate, brutal prison camp in Siberia known as Vorkuta, inside the Arctic Circle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInnocent and imprisoned once again, Cilka faces challenges both new and horribly familiar. When she makes an impression on a female doctor, Cilka is taken under her wing and begins to tend to the ill in the camp, struggling to care for them under unimaginable conditions. Cilka finds endless resources within herself as she confronts death and faces terror, each day a battle for survival. And when she nurses a man called Aleksandr, Cilka finds that despite everything that has happened to her, there is room in her heart for love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on what is known of Cilka’s time in Auschwitz, and on the experience of women in Siberian prison camps, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCilka’s Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the breathtaking sequel to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A powerful testament to the triumph of the human will in adversity, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCilka’s Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will make you weep, but it will also leave you with the remarkable story of one woman’s fierce determination to survive, against all odds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'She was the bravest person I ever met' - Lale Sokolov, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in New Zealand, Heather Morris is an international number one bestselling author, who is passionate about stories of survival, resilience and hope. In 2003, while working in a large public hospital in Melbourne, Heather was introduced to an elderly gentleman who ‘might just have a story worth telling’. The day she met Lale Sokolov changed both their lives. Their friendship grew and Lale embarked on a journey of self-scrutiny, entrusting the innermost details of his life during the Holocaust to her. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeather originally wrote Lale’s story as a screenplay – which ranked high in international competitions – before reshaping it into her debut novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her second novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCilka’s Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is the sequel to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBonnier Echo Publishing 2029, paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44272728047685,"sku":"1246","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/9997\/3445\/files\/cilkas-journey-the-sequel-to-the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-heather-morris-cilka-9842255.jpg?v=1765487708","url":"https:\/\/shop.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\/products\/cilkas-journey-the-sequel-to-the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-heather-morris","provider":"Sydney Jewish Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}