Heather Morris' "Cilka's Journey": An Inspiring Tale of Survival and Forgiveness

Norma: Fantastic book, but read the tatteroust of awschwits, first as it introduces you to cilka, and her journey.

United States on Nov 21, 2023

Michelle Barrett: Very very good read

United Kingdom on Nov 18, 2023

Carol Maxwell: This book was gripping and also very sad that Cilka got imprisoned again but managed to survive, I am looking forward to reading the next one

United Kingdom on Nov 16, 2023

Nicole Patterson: This story was so good and so tastefully written.

United States on Nov 03, 2023

Orlagh: This book is unbelievable, went throw the whole range of emotions throw out the book, finshed it within the week and it's a book i would pick up again and again

United Kingdom on Nov 02, 2023

Parttriceratops: The story was well written. May be difficult for people who have experienced SA’s in their life as it’s brought up multiple times throughout the story. The ending was very abrupt though. Not much time was spent on her life after her release (which makes sense since there wasn’t many records available). I enjoy the writing style with the flashbacks to her experience at Auschwitz. It tied this book to The Tattooist of Auschwitz very well.

United States on Oct 26, 2023

runner: I've read The Tattooist, Cilka's Journey and Three Sisters. Heather Morris is not just an author, she's an artist of storytelling. She actually transports the reader into the soul of the characters - their pain and joy, even the guilt they carry for having survived a horrific ordeal perpetuated by pure evil. I can't wait for her next book.

United States on Oct 10, 2023

N&R C: Cilkas' journey was something I was wondering about once Tattooist ended. I am sure glad I read book 2! We today do not realize all the happening to those who were imprisoned in the camps and then the interviews once they were freed. Finding the many who went to prison after the camps or retaliation made me awestruck, to say the least. I loved reading this story of Cilka. Made my mind thinking about what has become in the years since this time.

United States on Sep 19, 2023

Book Reader: Cilka’s Journey is the second book in ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ trilogy series written by Heather Morris, a woman fast becoming my favourite and highly recommended author.

Cilka Klein arrived in Auschwitz in 1942, a small girl of just sixteen years of age. She would remain in this camp and in Auschwitz Birkenau for the next three years, surviving regular ‘selections’ and therefore the gas chambers for all this time.

On the 27th of January 1945, the Russian Army liberated the camp, with many survivors saved. However, this was only the beginning of a nightmare for the young, Cilka.

During her three years in the camp, a high ranking Nazi officer named Schwarzhuber had taken a shine to Cilka and had ensconced her in a private room within Hut 25. In this hut, Cilka watched helplessly as women from the rest of the building were regularly taken to the gas chamber and to their deaths. This was a fate she even witnessed her mother suffer at the hands of these evil monsters!

What saved the life of the girl were the almost constant night-time visits by this same Nazi, who regularly came to her room and raped her. Cilka did not complain about this or...

United Kingdom on Jun 26, 2023

Anya: Great book. Please follow my advise and read it in this order
1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2. Cilka's Journey
3. Three sisters

Poland on Feb 07, 2023