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# Top 5 in Jewish Fiction - elite status 176,829 reviews - proven bestseller True love story amidst adversity The Tattooist of Auschwitz

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## Summary

> ❤️ Dive into history’s most moving love story — a must-read that everyone’s talking about!

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## Key Features

- • **Unforgettable True Story:** Based on the real-life survival and love of Lale and Gita in Auschwitz, a narrative that stays with you long after reading.
- • **Expertly Crafted Narrative:** Years of research and direct input from the protagonist ensure an authentic, compassionate portrayal of history.
- • **A Story of Hope and Humanity:** Amidst unimaginable horror, the book highlights resilience, love, and the human spirit’s triumph.
- • **Critically Acclaimed Bestseller:** Ranked #4 in Jewish Fiction and boasting a 4.6/5 star rating from over 176,000 readers worldwide.
- • **Emotionally Powerful Yet Accessible:** A heart-wrenching tale told with sensitivity, suitable for younger readers without losing its profound impact.

## Overview

The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a bestselling historical novel based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, Slovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz. With over 176,000 reviews and top rankings in Jewish Fiction and War Story categories, this emotionally powerful book combines harrowing history with a compelling love story, crafted with years of research and firsthand testimony.

## Description

The Tattooist of Auschwitz : Morris, Heather: desertcart.co.uk: Books

Review: 5 STARS! - Considering "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" is a harrowing true story, it was truly compelling and utterly unputdownable. It's without a doubt one of only a few books that will stay with me a very long time, it's that unforgettable and one that keeps you thinking about the story well after you've put it down. Lale Sokolov is a well dressed, charming ladies' man - however he is also a Jew. On arrival at Auschwitz in 1942 he immediately stands out to his fellow prisoners who save his life when he takes ill. In the camp he is put to work in the privileged position of the 'Tatowierer' - the tattooist - to mark his fellow prisoners as they arrive in camp. One of them is a girl called Gita who captures his heart immediately. Given a reason to survive Lale uses his position for the greater good even through struggles and extreme suffering, with the hope of one day being with Gita forever, outside of the camp. Although upsetting, saddening and at times quite unimaginable, there is such a beautiful love story at the heart of the tale that you can't help smiling at. I immediately took to all the real life characters, they were excellently portrayed whether good or bad and could imagine the whole true scenario with such clarity. The author Heather Morris took several years to write Lale's story in her book with the input of the main protagonist himself and even becoming a very good friend with him. She has ultimately written a story Lale would be very proud of and which tells of his and Gita's tale of wanting to be together through one of the worst and sickening periods of our history with the utmost care and consideration. Compassionately written with sensitivity, its emotive, thought provoking, awe inspiring and certainly puts your own everyday problems into perspective. This book wasn't as brutal and as hard hitting as some holocaust books I've read although equally saddening, therefore I feel this could be read by slightly younger readers without offending or upsetting. I really can't recommend this stunning book highly enough, it a definite must read for 2018 and it gets a fantastic 5 stars for a heart wrenching unforgettable read.
Review: Moving, interesting book. - Brilliantly moving and harrowing story. So sad how people can be so evil but also so sacrificial. What a mix of humanity.

## Features

- Heart-breaking - a tale of love and survival amidst the horrors of Auschwitz
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz
- It is made up of premium quality material.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 11,884 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 4 in Jewish Fiction 24 in War Story Fiction 41 in 20th Century Historical Romance (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 176,829 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 STARS!
*by D***N on 13 December 2018*

Considering "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" is a harrowing true story, it was truly compelling and utterly unputdownable. It's without a doubt one of only a few books that will stay with me a very long time, it's that unforgettable and one that keeps you thinking about the story well after you've put it down. Lale Sokolov is a well dressed, charming ladies' man - however he is also a Jew. On arrival at Auschwitz in 1942 he immediately stands out to his fellow prisoners who save his life when he takes ill. In the camp he is put to work in the privileged position of the 'Tatowierer' - the tattooist - to mark his fellow prisoners as they arrive in camp. One of them is a girl called Gita who captures his heart immediately. Given a reason to survive Lale uses his position for the greater good even through struggles and extreme suffering, with the hope of one day being with Gita forever, outside of the camp. Although upsetting, saddening and at times quite unimaginable, there is such a beautiful love story at the heart of the tale that you can't help smiling at. I immediately took to all the real life characters, they were excellently portrayed whether good or bad and could imagine the whole true scenario with such clarity. The author Heather Morris took several years to write Lale's story in her book with the input of the main protagonist himself and even becoming a very good friend with him. She has ultimately written a story Lale would be very proud of and which tells of his and Gita's tale of wanting to be together through one of the worst and sickening periods of our history with the utmost care and consideration. Compassionately written with sensitivity, its emotive, thought provoking, awe inspiring and certainly puts your own everyday problems into perspective. This book wasn't as brutal and as hard hitting as some holocaust books I've read although equally saddening, therefore I feel this could be read by slightly younger readers without offending or upsetting. I really can't recommend this stunning book highly enough, it a definite must read for 2018 and it gets a fantastic 5 stars for a heart wrenching unforgettable read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Moving, interesting book.
*by P***M on 4 January 2026*

Brilliantly moving and harrowing story. So sad how people can be so evil but also so sacrificial. What a mix of humanity.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lest we forget.
*by B***G on 17 July 2018*

When a story is true there is no need to exaggerate or to pile up the horrors higher and deeper than they were. Fiction writers tend to forget that. They go for horror upon horror, disgust layered on dismay and they write to shock. Somehow ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ is more impactful because it doesn’t focus on the unrelenting evil of Auschwitz-Birkenau, it hints at things rather than waving them in the readers face and most importantly it looks to record the good in people, the power of love and unlikely friendships, and the joy of beating the system in tiny everyday tiny ways. It’s a story of survival where the reader may well find they remember the good things, the sweet gestures and kind words of people living in conditions most can only imagine more than the horrors. Lale Sokolov was a volunteer. He set off for the work camp in his best suit when all Jewish families in Slovakia were told to send a young adult to do war work. He went in 1942 – perhaps at a time when it wasn’t widely known what was going on in the camps – and during his time in Auschwitz-Birkenau he witnessed first-hand the expansion of the camp and it’s evolution from work-camp to death-camp. If he was busy, it was because new inmates were arriving to be worked to death or killed in the gas chambers. Lale’s talent was for languages and for reading people. As a result of speaking several languages, he landed a job as the assistant (and later the main) tattooist in the camp, meeting and marking the new arrivals, one of whom – Gita - he instantly fell in love with. The book is about people being starved, exploited, manipulated and experimented on. It’s also about unstructured killings by camp guards who shot randomly at passing prisoners to relieve their own boredom. Lale strikes up relationships with fellow prisoners, with local people who are paid to work at the camp, and even with the guards. His privileged position as the tattooist gives him access to the outside world, swapping booty from the sorting rooms where prisoners go through the luggage of new arrivers for food and other supplies. He becomes an honorary member of a gypsy community who briefly form a sort of family for him before the camp controllers send them to die. He witnesses gassing and cremations and his testimony remains calm and unsensationalised. In short he does what he can to survive and to help the woman he loves and those around him. There are other survivor stories from Auschwitz but few inmates survived as long as Lale and Gita and much of that success is down to his ducking and diving, knowing the right people, and doing the right things – even when they’re not what the guards would consider appropriate. It’s a fascinating book and one that’s understandably getting a lot of attention. Is it the best book ever written about the Holocaust? No, of course not, but it adds to the important legacy of those who passed through the camps as well as those who never found their way home again. It’s well worth a read.

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