I did not like this book. I am not sure why I even read this book,because I had read the Tatooist of Auschwitz by the same author and also did not like it. It is not well written. The story glosses over most of the horrors of the holocaust and life in a concentration camp. Details are sparse and the entire book does not seem like it was very well researched. This could have been a much better book of the story was better researched and written. I did like the cover and I will read pretty much anything that is written about World War II. I think that learning from history is the best way to keep from repeating it. With that said though,I would not recommend this book to friends or family.