One of the most powerful books about war and the inner strength of a person.

In 1944, sixteen-year-old ballerina Edith Eger was sent with her family to Auschwitz. Just hours after the death of her parents, Nazi doctor Josef Mengele forced Edith to dance for her own amusement and her survival. Edith and her sister survived all the horrors of Auschwitz, Mauthausen and Gunskirchen - the death camps. On May 4, 1945, Edith, barely alive, was taken from a pile of corpses.

Torture, starvation and the constant threat of death did not break Edith, and her inner world helped her find life-affirming strength and spiritual freedom. Thirty-five years after the war, having become a renowned psychologist, Edith returned to Auschwitz to overcome the memories of the past and survivor's guilt. Edith intersperses the events of her personal journey with the touching stories of those she helped heal. This book is an unforgettable story of survival and healing, a story of liberation and the strength of the human spirit. It shows that we always have a choice about what life teaches us and how we relate to what happens. This is a life-changing book that will empower generations of readers.

Book Highlights

— Written by a woman who survived the death camps during the war and later became an outstanding psychologist.

— Can change your attitude to life and show that we ourselves can choose what our experience teaches us.

— A Sunday Times, New York Times, and Amazon bestseller.

— Winner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award and the 2018 Christopher Award.

— Book of the Year 2019 according to the editors of MYTH.

— Recommended reading by Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey.