Cilka's Journey: A Novel (Tattooist of Auschwitz Book 2)

Such a wonderful read about the Holocaust. This book is the second in a series of books. Such a wonderful author!

This novel is based on a skeleton of factual details regarding the life of Cilka Klein. The story itself is fictional, intended to represent the types of experiences that the real Cilka probably faced. Having said that, this novel gives readers a peak into the experiences that millions faced in the Soviet gulags. Most of this story is set in a frigid gulag with flashbacks to Cilka's survival in Auschwitz-Birkenau. The story is a compelling one, an interesting one, and even an educational one. For those like I who have not read "The Gulag Archipelago," this book will give you an understanding of human survival under such inhuman conditions, both natural and human-imposed. On that basis alone, this book is worth the read. As a bonus, this book is the first one I have read in over a year that did not contain a single grammatical or spelling error. Kudos to the editors and their attention to detail, an art that seems to have been lost in modern times.

This story is a horrible one. I cannot even imagine the life these people were forced to live. Heather Morris does an excellent job of portraying the Jewess, Cilka, the closed-off woman, who protects her soul and her sanity at all costs, as she is charged and convicted of being a Nazi collaborator because she was raped over and over again by one Nazi officer in particular, and many others too, and then sent to a Soviet gulag as far north of the globe as one can go. Her ability to close herself off is sad, yet she couldn't survive without her resolve to let nothing in. Cilka's story is a sad one, there is a glimmer of hope at the end, but this is a story of survival, with no real "happy ending". Definitely worth the read.

I read a lot of historical fiction. This one of the most gripping story I have read about the journey of a Jewish girl . The courage and strength it took to survive the inhumane treatment is mind boggling. thank you for putting her story onto paper. May this world never allow this to happen to anyone ever again, I cried and I cheered at each small thing she achieved. May she be at peace!

Loved it

I’ve just finished reading Cilka’s Journey and am almost in tears. This book is filled with pain and at times was very hard to continue to read. But, I’m so thankful I pressed on reading. This is the story of Cilka’s and her courage to survive. She is repeatedly raped as a prisoner in Auschwitz, after the war she is sent to a prison camp in Russia for 12 yrs. Again she is raped Throughout the book you’ll find this remarkable story of survival. Cilka learns to be a nurse and her compassion for others helps many people. She endures and is able to grow. This is a hard read, but one that will stay in my heart for a long time

Enjoyed this book, made my cry with the part with her mom 😭 really good book

This was a great book to read!!!! Amazing that these 3 sisters stayed so positive!!!! Even though this is a fiction book Heather Morris did a lot of research and the book is based on true events!!!!