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Dov and Yitzhak live in a small village in the mountains of Hungary, isolated both from the world and from the horrors of the war.
But one day in 1944, everything changes. The Nazis storm the homes of the Jewish villagers and inform them they have one hour. One hour before the train will take them to Auschwitz.
Six decades later, from the safety of their living rooms at home in Israel, the brothers finally break their silence to a friend who will never let their stories be forgotten.
Malka Adlerâs extraordinary biographical novel of a family separated by the Holocaust and their harrowing journey back to each other is based on interviews with the brothers she grew up with by the Sea of Galilee. When they decided to tell their story, she was the only one they would talk to.
Told in a poetic style reminiscent of Margaret Atwood, this is a visceral yet essential read for those who have found strength, solace and above all, hope, in books like , and .The ChoiceThe Librarian of AuschwitzThe Tattooist of Auschwitz
I sat down and read this within a few hoursâ, my wife is now reading it and it is bringing tears to her eyesâ Amazon reviewer
the author writes so beautifullyâThe story is so incredible and that it is impossible to stay indifferent. I gave the book to my mom and she called me after she finished crying and telling me how much she loved itâ Amazon reviewer
a book we all must readâIt is , read in order to know ⊠It is harsh, enthralling, earth-shattering, rattling â but we must. And nothing lessâ Aliza Ziegler, Editor-in-Chief at Proza Books, Yedioth Ahronoth Publishing House
Great courageâ is needed to write as Adler does â without softening, without beautifying, without leaving any room to imaginationâ Yehudith Rotem, newspaperHaaretz
a book we are not allowed not to readâThis is â Leah Roditi,At Magazine
My brotherâs tears left a delicate, clean line on his face. I stroked his cheek, whispered, itâs really you ⊠Praise forThe Brothers of Auschwitz