A Mother's Promise: My true story of surviving Auschwitz and the horrors of the Holocaust, the Sunday Times bestseller
Renee Salt, Kate Thompson
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The Sunday Times Bestseller
'Quite simply the most important book you will read this year' Hazel Gaynor
'An extraordinary read' Lorraine Kelly
'Deeply moving' Daily Mail
'Mama, it's me.' I held her hand in mine, hoping it would give her the strength to hold on.Finally, she spoke, her voice barely above a whisper.'Do not cry when I die.'
From invasion to liberation, September 1939 to April 1945, as Renee was marched from ghetto to camp, there was one constant. One hand that clutched hers - her mother's. Every day for nearly six years, mother and daughter were bound together in hell. From Auschwitz-Birkenau to Bergen-Belsen, they were a powerful source of solace and hope for one another.
The strength of Sala's love gave them both something fragile yet beautiful to cling to in an ugly, depraved world. It was her mother who hid Renee, lied to the SS, went right when she was directed left - whose small actions had life-saving consequences. Now, for Renee, the need to share has finally overcome the desire to forget.
A Mother's Promise is a love letter to a mother eighty years in the making.
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'This book travels to the very heart of existence' Joshua Levine
'This is a story the world needs to know' Madeline Martin
'Will stay with me for a long time... A beautiful account, so movingly told' Anna Stuart
'Powerful, poignant, and deeply important. A must-read' Elizabeth Bellak
Read MorePraise for A Mother's Promise: My true story of surviving Auschwitz and the horrors of the Holocaust, the Sunday Times bestseller
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A deeply moving, visceral narration - Daily MailA powerful testament to a mother's love during unbelievable hardship... Renee's story of resilience and survival is powerful, poignant, and deeply important. A must-read. - Elizabeth Bellak, author of Renia's DiaryThis is a book that will stay with me for a long time... A beautiful account, so movingly told. - Anna Stuart, author of The Midwife of AuschwitzRenee Salt and Kate Thompson come together in powerful unity in a way that is both deeply moving and unforgettable. This is a story the world needs to know. - Madeline Martin, author of The Booklover's LibraryAn unforgettable story about the power of love, a story that reminds us how important hope is, a story that proves to us that human beings are remarkable and endlessly inspiring. - Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris OrphanA tender, moving account that shakes you to the core and yet stirs you to believe in hope and survival despite the worst depravity imaginable - Sonia Purnell, author of A Woman of No ImportanceA searing, fearless, important book, where love, faith and tenderness shine through indescribable horror. Everyone should read it - Louisa Tregar, author of The Paris MuseA valu able con tri bu tion to the genre of Holo caust mem oirs... sheds light on the for got ten strug gles that con tin ued afterward - Jewish Book Council
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