An amazing second book following The Tattooist of Auschwitz. I read the first one and I fell in love with these characters. My heart broke for each of them and their families! This second book in this series follows Cilka’s journey. At only sixteen she was forced into Auschwitz and has to fight for her life by any means possible. Sadly she sees so much death she knows her choices are limited. She thinks once she is liberated she will be free hopefully with her friends still living. Sadly she is instead charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy. Her crime was only to fight for her life and it takes her to a Siberian prison where she once again is faced with horrific sadness and death. She fights with all her soul to survive once again. Will she be able to find her heart is able to trust once again to believe she can make it and find love? We will find out in this amazing true story of love, loss and unimaginable pain one woman’s journey to freedom and living once again!