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  • The Girl Who Escaped From Auschwitz:

  • A totally gripping and absolutely heartbreaking World War 2 novel
  • Written by: Ellie Midwood
  • Narrated by: Alison Campbell
  • Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (25 ratings)

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Written by: Ellie Midwood
Narrated by: Alison Campbell
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Publisher's Summary

“We must die standing up for something.”
“And what are we standing up for?”
“The most important thing there is. Freedom.”

Millions of people walked through Auschwitz’s gates, but she was the first woman who escaped. This powerful novel tells the inspiring true story of Mala Zimetbaum, whose heroism will never be forgotten, and whose fate altered the course of history....

Nobody leaves Auschwitz alive.

Mala, inmate 19880, understood that the moment she stepped off the cattle train into the depths of hell. As an interpreter for the SS, she uses her position to save as many lives as she can, smuggling scraps of bread to those desperate with hunger.

Edward, inmate 531, is a camp veteran and a political prisoner. Though he looks like everyone else, with a shaved head and striped uniform, he’s a fighter in the underground Resistance. And he has an escape plan.

They are locked up for no other sin than simply existing. But when they meet, the dark shadow of Auschwitz is lit by a glimmer of hope. Edward makes Mala believe in the impossible. That despite being surrounded by electric wire, machine guns topping endless watchtowers and searchlights roaming the ground, they will leave this death camp.

A promise is made - they will escape together or they will die together. What follows is one of the greatest love stories in history....

Fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Choice, and The Orphan Train will love this breathtakingly beautiful tale, of courage in the face of tragedy and bravery in the face of fear. Based on a true story, The Girl Who Escaped Auschwitz shows that in darkness, love can be your light....

©2021 Ellie Midwood (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
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Well written, good story, narration is really bad

I loved this book, it is really well written. I had a hard time listening to the narration, the narrator has a very British accent and should not try to replicate a German accent.

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Always More to Learn

There is always more to learn about the inmates lives in the concentration camps. Was a lovely story and based on fact. Could not give this novel a 5/5 as the writing style became annoying to me as the author seemed to feel an ongoing need to insert excessive facts about the concentration camps and the cruelties suffered there which detracted from the storyline. The simple telling of the story would have sufficed.

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Incredible story

How do I start …. A terrible situation that illustrates a strong community…. That includes a black market to help others. A story that will make you feel equally sad and happy. The narration was excellent… I favor WW2 stories with strong characters. This one is a strong WW2 story that exists only within a concentration camp with strong, ethical characters. I would like to believe that i had the strength of the main character.

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Rewriting History

This novel purports to tell a story emanating from the horrors of Auschwitz during WW2, but it is full of liberal rhetoric that a young Jewish woman would not have thought of at this time. All the characters are modern remakes of the victims of Hitler's war on Europe and the Jews. I have read so many true accounts of survivors' journeys, and none of this tale rings true to any of the true stories. I returned it when I could no longer listen to the make-believe.

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Overly wordy

Shorten up 3 hrs and still have the complete story. Editors need to do their jobs,

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