When Eva Mozes Kor and her family arrived at Auschwitz they were immediately separated. Her parents and sisters were taken to the gas chambers, while Eva and her twin Miriam, were herded into the care of Dr Josef Mengele, later to become known as ‘the angel of death’

They were 10 years old.

At Auschwitz, twins were granted the ‘privileges’ of keeping their own clothes and hair. But they were also subjected to Mengele’s sadistic and dangerous medical experiments. Forced daily to fight for survival, many died as a result of the tests, or from the disease and hunger rife in the camp.

A narrative told with beautiful simplicity, emotion and astonishing restraint, The Twins Of Auschwitz is the heartbreaking and inspiring true story of a child’s endurance in the face of truly extraordinary evil.

As a mother I am often amazed with the resilience and defiance of my two young children. They have this amazing ability to brush off most things that adults would let upset them. I can not imagine what Eva and Miriam’s mother felt when her beautiful twin daughters were ripped from her arms and their fate unknown.

Eva shares her harrowing story matter of factly  making The Twins Of Auschwitz a unputdownable book which will leave you amazed at the strong will a 10 year old girl had to survive hell on earth.

The Twins of Auschwitz is both heartbreaking and uplifting, I highly recommend this book to fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The librarian of Auschwitz and The diary of Anne Frank. This is one of those rare books that will stay with you for a long time afterwards and you will return to time and time again.

The Twins of Auschwitz available  in pb, audio and e-book.