Hello Friends!
I hope all is well! I absolutely love reading anything and everything. My favorite subjects though are more often than not, historical fiction as well as historical nonfiction. Today I will be reviewing a fantastic book that I picked up recently so let's get started!
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
By Heather Morris
If you love anything historical related to World War II and the Holocaust this is a great read for you.
This book is based on a true story of Lale Sokolov and his wife Gita Furman who were married in 1945. Lale Sokolov did not come forward with his story of war time experiences until his wife passed in 2003 due to the fear of being perceived as a Nazi collaborator.
Heather Morris fictionalizes the romance between these two prisoners in the concentration camps during World War II. The focus of the story centers around Lale Sokolov (Prisoner Number 32407) and Gita Furman (or number 34902). Lale is a Slovakian Jew who is asked to be a tattooist , and numbering every new arm that came through the camp of Auschwitz - Birkenau. One day when Gita had came through the lines of prisoners, Lale had to tattoo her arm with the number 34902. He fell in love immediately with her. They began to meet on Sundays, the only day of rest at the camps. Lale eventually vows to Gita that he will marry her when they are freed from the camps. It was a boost that Gita is dubious of but she clings to it nevertheless.
When Gita contracts Typhus in the concentration camp, Lale somewhat becomes a guardian angel for Gita by getting her the penicillin that she needs. At the end of the war, they are separated fleeing the SS but they set out to find each other in post war Europe.
This novel's message may come across to some of the readers of how true love can come through even in the most inhuman enviroments. It may also come across readers who would be most appreciated for its very powerful evocation of the everyday horrors of life in a concentration camp.
I highly recommend that this book would be good for a book club or a fan of historical fiction.
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