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A review by sandiet
Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris
5.0
This second novel from Heather Morris is a follow-up to The Tattooist of Auschwitz and while Cilka was introduced in the first book you need not have read it first to be totally consumed by her story.
Cilka's Journey is a magnificent portrayal of strength, courage and humility in some of the horrifying times this world has seen. Cilka is based on a real person who survived Aushwitz-Birkenau and then was imprisoned in the Russian Gulag system for conspiring with the enemy.
I won't say too much about the book because really you have to read it to FEEL Cilka's Journey. The pain, suffering and eventually the love that comes to her even though she doesn't think she deserves it is a true testimony to the human condition. I can't say enough good things about this book and even though it will tear at your heart it is a must read if you like historical books. The section that REALLY brought this home for me though was the chapter titled Vorkuta-the White Hell, it's an afterword by Owen Matthews. He provides in-depth research into the Gulags in The USSR under Stalin's rule. It is unbelievable what we are capable of doing to each other in times of war and oppression.
Thanks to St. Martins Press, Heather Morris and NetGalley for this advanced copy of Cilka’s Journey for which I have offered my unbiased review.
#CilkasJourney, #NetGalley
Cilka's Journey is a magnificent portrayal of strength, courage and humility in some of the horrifying times this world has seen. Cilka is based on a real person who survived Aushwitz-Birkenau and then was imprisoned in the Russian Gulag system for conspiring with the enemy.
I won't say too much about the book because really you have to read it to FEEL Cilka's Journey. The pain, suffering and eventually the love that comes to her even though she doesn't think she deserves it is a true testimony to the human condition. I can't say enough good things about this book and even though it will tear at your heart it is a must read if you like historical books. The section that REALLY brought this home for me though was the chapter titled Vorkuta-the White Hell, it's an afterword by Owen Matthews. He provides in-depth research into the Gulags in The USSR under Stalin's rule. It is unbelievable what we are capable of doing to each other in times of war and oppression.
Thanks to St. Martins Press, Heather Morris and NetGalley for this advanced copy of Cilka’s Journey for which I have offered my unbiased review.
#CilkasJourney, #NetGalley