The Seamstress

By: Sara Tuvel Bernstein, Louise Loots Thornton, Marlene Bernstein Samuels

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Winner, Biography and Memoir, 2013

Told with the same old-fashioned narrative power as the novels of Herman Wouk, The Seamstress is the true story of Seren (Sara) Tuvel Bernstein and her survival during wartime. This powerful eyewitness account of survival, told with power and grace, will stay with listeners for years to come.

©1999 Sara Tuvel Bernstein (P)2011 Tantor

Critic reviews

"There are many recent accounts of Holocaust victims, but this work stands alone as a testimony to personal strength and an independent spirit." ( Library Journal)

Love love love

I listen and read historical fiction all the time but there was something about this story that it special and i read it 3 times.

Wish I could have known Sara Tuvel

What a powerful story of survival and recovery. I was completely captivated by both the story and the performance. I’ve read and seen so much about Nazi Germany and the death camps, but had not been exposed to the plight of the Jews in Transylvania. I’m so glad Sara’s story was told for all of us to read and hear.

shows you how much we can endure

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Oh I would definitely recommend this book. I was glued, so much she went through. She stayed through it and survived it.

What did you like best about this story?

The unbelievable strength, courage and endurance through long suffering of this young woman. Always doing whatever it took just to live, and helping others to also.

Which character – as performed by Wanda McCaddon – was your favorite?

The main character. The seamstress. She was amazing. Not only did she survive but through her unselfishness she always shared what little food she could get with her friends and family.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did not want to stop. Many nights I would fall asleep listening to it and have to back it up and listen to that part again the next day. Every chance I had I was back in it. Couldn't wait to hear more.

Any additional comments?

I believe every young lady should hear or read this novel. These days they just don't know what it's like to be unselfish and surviving through anything. It is also an excellent read for anyone young and old. I pray those days are long gone never to return in any form. Such heartlessness in the enemy. This was so sad how they could treat another human being.

Excellent

One of the best Holocaust memoirs I’ve read. So informative and knowledgeable. An amazing story of survival and care.

A Woman with Tenacity

I love a story where the main character has a spirit of tenacity. This was an awesome read, well performed and captivating.

Great read

I loved that this story shared life after the camps and told Sara's whole story. It was an exciting, sad, yet lovely story with a good ending!

Good book

I really enjoyed this book. the story was well told and the narration was very good

Amazing

What an amazing book. So sad and humbling yet so full of love and inspiration. Wonderful narrator as well. 2 thumbs up

Amazing find!

Upon the closing of this book I was left with the heartache of feeling like I had to say goodbye to a dear friend, Seren. The book is richly told and the people in it so alive you could be sitting across from them at your dining table. A must read for all.

Makes you stop and think!

What made the experience of listening to The Seamstress the most enjoyable?

Enjoyable? Hum, let's see, I enjoyed the story even though it was extremely sad and very hard to listen to at times but I wanted to heard every single word.

What other book might you compare The Seamstress to and why?

Anne Frank

Which character – as performed by Wanda McCaddon – was your favorite?

Sara

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes because we take things for granted. It makes us realize how very small our troubles are compared to those who lived through what Sara and all the others did and that anyone survived is amazing.

Any additional comments?

Great book, I'm so thankful it was written as I know there are people who deny this ever took place or that it was greatly exaggerated. It couldn't have been easy to relive this as she told her story.