Items related to Born Survivors
Born Survivors
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Back Cover:
About the Author:
“An astonishing and deeply moving work.”—Booklist (starred review)
“An engrossing, intense, and highly descriptive narrative chronicling the ghastly conditions three pregnant women suffered through at the hands of the Nazis.”—Kirkus Reviews
Among the millions of Holocaust victims sent to Auschwitz II-Birkenau in 1944, Priska, Rachel, and Anka each pass through the concentration camp’s infamous gates with a secret. Separated from their husbands and strangers to one another, they are pregnant and scared. After losing so many other loved ones to the Nazis, these women are determined to hold on to all they have left: their lives and those of their unborn babies.
Born Survivors follows them as, against all the odds, they give birth to their babies and go on to build new lives with their children after World War II. Theirs are stories of hardships and miracles as they narrowly escape the clutches of Dr. Josef Mengele at Auschwitz; conceal their condition after they are sent to a Nazi slave-labor camp, where they are half-starved and almost worked to death; and as the Allies close in, survive a seventeen-day train journey to Mauthausen in Austria. By the time they arrive, all three babies have been born—but because the camp has run out of Zyklon B, their lives and those of their mothers are saved. Sixty-five years later, the three “miracle babies” share a remarkable, inspirational story of three mothers who defied death at the hands of the Nazis to give their children life.Wendy Holden was a journalist for eighteen years, including a decade at the Daily Telegraph where she worked as a foreign and war correspondent. She is author and the co-author of more than thirty books, including several bestselling wartime biographies, includingTomorrow to be Brave, Til the Sun Grows Cold, and Behind Enemy Lines. She lives in Suffolk, with her husband and two dogs and divides her time between the U.K. and the U.S.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherSphere
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 0751557412
- ISBN 13 9780751557411
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages386
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 15.13
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
Born Survivors (Paperback)
Published by
Little, Brown Book Group, London
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0751557412
ISBN 13: 9780751557411
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Among millions of Holocaust victims sent to Auschwitz II-Birkenau in 1944, Priska, Rachel, and Anka each passed through its infamous gates with a secret. Strangers to each other, they were newly pregnant, and facing an uncertain fate without their husbands. Alone, scared, and with so many loved ones already lost to the Nazis, these young women were privately determined to hold on to all they had left: their lives, and those of their unborn babies. That the gas chambers ran out of Zyklon-B just after the babies were born, before they and their mothers could be exterminated, is just one of several miracles that allowed them all to survive and rebuild their lives after World War II. Born Survivors follows the mothers' incredible journey - first to Auschwitz, where they each came under the murderous scrutiny of Dr. Josef Mengele; then to a German slave labour camp where, half-starved and almost worked to death, they struggled to conceal their condition; and finally, as the Allies closed in, their hellish 17-day train journey with thousands of other prisoners to the Mauthausen death camp in Austria. Hundreds died along the way but the courage and kindness of strangers, including guards and civilians, helped save these women and their children. Sixty-five years later, the three 'miracle babies' met for the first time at Mauthausen for the anniversary of the liberation that ultimately saved them. United by their remarkable experiences of survival against all odds, they now consider each other "siblings of the heart." In Born Survivors, Wendy Holden brings all three stories together for the first time to mark their seventieth birthdays and the seventieth anniversary of the ending of the war. A heart-stopping account of how three mothers and their newborns fought to survive the Holocaust, Born Survivors is also a life-affirming celebration of our capacity to care and to love amid inconceivable cruelty. An incredible, inspirational story of resilience, resourcefulness, and maternal courage, set against the background of the holocaust. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780751557411
Buy New
US$ 15.13
Convert currency
Stock Image
Born Survivors
Published by
Little, Brown 2015-10-15, London
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0751557412
ISBN 13: 9780751557411
New
paperback
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780751557411
Buy New
US$ 9.75
Convert currency
Stock Image
Born Survivors
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new0751557412
Buy New
US$ 16.05
Convert currency
Stock Image
Born Survivors: The Sunday Times Bestseller
Published by
Little, Brown Book Group
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0751557412
ISBN 13: 9780751557411
New
Paperback / softback
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. An incredible, inspirational story of resilience, resourcefulness, and maternal courage, set against the background of the holocaust. Seller Inventory # B9780751557411
Buy New
US$ 9.75
Convert currency
Stock Image
Born Survivors
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Seller Inventory # 9780751557411-GDR
Buy New
US$ 12.05
Convert currency
Stock Image
Born Survivors
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. In. Seller Inventory # ria9780751557411_new
Buy New
US$ 12.59
Convert currency
Stock Image
Born Survivors
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 400 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0751557412
Buy New
US$ 12.67
Convert currency
Stock Image
Born Survivors
Published by
Little, Brown Book Group
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0751557412
ISBN 13: 9780751557411
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. An incredible, inspirational story of resilience, resourcefulness, and maternal courage, set against the background of the holocaust. Num Pages: 400 pages, Integrated throughout. BIC Classification: BGH; BK; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316. . 1766. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780751557411
Buy New
US$ 15.28
Convert currency
Stock Image
Born Survivors
Published by
Little, Brown Book Group
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0751557412
ISBN 13: 9780751557411
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. An incredible, inspirational story of resilience, resourcefulness, and maternal courage, set against the background of the holocaust. Num Pages: 400 pages, Integrated throughout. BIC Classification: BGH; BK; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316. . 1766. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780751557411
Buy New
US$ 16.54
Convert currency
Stock Image
Born Survivors
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0751557412
Buy New
US$ 26.13
Convert currency