Cilka's Journey

The sequel to the International Number One Bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz, based on a true story of love and resilience, now a major Sky TV series

The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz now a major TV series on Sky

Cilka's Journey is a powerful testament to the triumph of the human will.

It will move you to tears, but it will also leave you astonished and uplifted by one woman's fierce determination to survive, against all odds.

'She was the bravest person I ever met'
Lale Sokolov, The Tattooist of Auschwitz

In 1942 Cilka Klein is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her separation from the other women prisoners. Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly given, equals survival.

After liberation, Cilka is charged as a collaborator by the Russians and sent to a desolate, brutal prison camp in Siberia known as Vorkuta, inside the Arctic Circle.

Innocent, imprisoned once again, Cilka faces challenges both new and horribly familiar, each day a battle for survival. Cilka befriends a woman doctor, and learns to nurse the ill in the camp, struggling to care for them under unimaginable conditions. And when she tends to a man called Alexandr, Cilka finds that despite everything, there is room in her heart for love.

Discover the incredible conclusion to The Tattooist of Auschwitz Trilogy with Three Sisters available now.

'Her truly incredible story is one to be read by everyone.' Sun


'Cilka's extraordinary courage in the face of evil and her determination to survive against the odds will stay with you long after you've finished reading this heartrending book.' Sunday Express

The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a #3 Sunday Times bestseller from 5 May 2024