"Such a small space of time has passed, but the words have been so large."
Cilka's Journey is Heather Morris's follow up to her acclaimed Tattooist of Auschwitz, and follows the story of Cilka Klein. Cilka is a Jew that is first imprisoned in Auschwitz-Birkenau and forced to endure and witness true horror. Her experiences there unfortunately sentence her to 15 years of hard labor in a Soviet Gulag. This however is not a story of injustice and suffering, though clearly that does occur. It is instead the story of healing, finding love in unlikely places and an unbeatable fortitude in the face of adversity.
Cilka's Journey captivated me from the opening chapter. It is masterfully written and full of turns that keep you reading hours after you've decided to go to bed. It is not a pleasant read, as no book about Camps and Gulags can be, but the book will certainly leave you changed.
Cilka's Journey captivated me from the opening chapter. It is masterfully written and full of turns that keep you reading hours after you've decided to go to bed. It is not a pleasant read, as no book about Camps and Gulags can be, but the book will certainly leave you changed.