Cilka's Journey

De: Heather Morris

Narrado por: Louise Brealey

"Louise Brealey is an excellent reader who gives Cilka a thoughtful, sympathetic voice." (Jersey's Best)

This program includes a bonus conversation with the author. 

From the author of the multi-million copy bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz comes a new novel based on an incredible true story of love and resilience. 

Her beauty saved her - and condemned her.

Cilka is just 16-years-old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in 1942, where the commandant immediately notices how beautiful she is. Forcibly separated from the other women prisoners, Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly taken, equals survival. When the war is over and the camp is liberated, freedom is not granted to Cilka: She is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to a Siberian prison camp. But did she really have a choice? And where do the lines of morality lie for Cilka, who was send to Auschwitz when she was still a child? 

In Siberia, Cilka faces challenges both new and horribly familiar, including the unwanted attention of the guards. But when she meets a kind female doctor, Cilka is taken under her wing and begins to tend to the ill in the camp, struggling to care for them under brutal conditions. 

Confronting death and terror daily, Cilka discovers a strength she never knew she had. And when she begins to tentatively form bonds and relationships in this harsh, new reality, Cilka finds that despite everything that has happened to her, there is room in her heart for love. 

From child to woman, from woman to healer, Cilka's journey illuminates the resilience of the human spirit - and the will we have to survive.

©2019 Heather Morris (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

A Powerful Sequel to a great Story.

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book, in fact, I haven't listened to any other book so quickly.
It is a perfect sequel to its predecessor. Equally in fact even more engaging and powerful.
Beautifully written, it takes you through the journey of one Prisoner from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp to Vorkuta Gulag corrective labor camp, post-war.
I am happy to say that I am a fan of Heather Morris's writing.

Never Forget

Incredible from start to finish. This should be mandatory reading for every person. Through all the diabolical horrors, there are human beings that endured with hope and grace.

Strengthening

Couldn't turn it off amazing I just wanted to keep coming back for more sad when it ended

moving but non sensationalized

very well told story. of particular importance were the interviews/epilogue. so touching and thoughtful of the author.

Incredible

This is an incredible story by a gifted storyteller. My world has been enriched and expanded by this important story. Thank you.