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Four Red Sweaters

Powerful true stories of women and the Holocaust

Lucy Adlington author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Ultimo Press

Publishing:3rd Apr '25

£20.00

This title is due to be published on 3rd April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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The beautiful and moving histories of four young girls in the Holocaust, all linked by a red jumper.

This is the story of four Jewish girls - Joch, Anita, Chana and Regina - who resisted, sacrificed, or survived the Holocaust through resilience, skills, and kindness, and with the help, in each case, of a fragile red sweater. Each girl's story highlights a fascinating and moving aspect of Holocaust history, from the journey of a young refugee on the Kindertransport, to revolt and resistance at a death camp. They show how Jewish lives unravelled under the Nazi regime, contrasted with quiet heroism from so-called ordinary people.

Four Red Sweaters is a universal story of love, separation and connections.

PRAISE FOR THE DRESSMAKERS OF AUSCHWITZ:

'Compelling ... Adlington tells the stories of the women with clarity and steely precision' - Jewish Chronicle

'An utterly absorbing, important and unique historical read' - Judy Batalion, New York Times bestselling author of The Light of Our Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos

'Powerful ... a fascinating account.' - Woman

ISBN: 9781761154072

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

320 pages