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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
125023929X
ISBN-13
9781250239297
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7050385670
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Nine : the True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
Number of Pages
336 Pages
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English
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Women, Military / World War II, World, Historical
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2021
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Yes
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Biography & Autobiography, History
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Hardcover
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1.1 in
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"This haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It's a most inspiring read... Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spijker, Guigui's son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It's high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, Goodreads list of NEW & ANTICIPATED HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHIES "An incredible story about the power of friendship and the faith in humanity in one of the darkest times in history." -- Lee Woodruff "The women's bravery and ingenuity as they traverse an almost apocalyptic landscape makes for a thrilling narrative...Gripping." -- Shelf Awareness "She gets her facts right... A breathless story of almost superhuman heroism and suffering with a (mostly) happy ending." -- Kirkus "Intimate.. chilling... A moving testament to the power of friendship" -- Booklist The Nine is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women. Banding together in the hellscape of Ravensbruck, the nine resistance fighters turned prisoners make a desperate bid for escape in the chaos of the war's end, embarking across battle-ravaged Germany toward home. Gwen Strauss melds a poet's pen and a decade of research into a tale of friendship, courage, and indomitable will." -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network "This haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It's a most inspiring read... Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spijker, Guigui's son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It's high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, Goodreads list of NEW & ANTICIPATED HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHIES "An incredible story about the power of friendship and the faith in humanity in one of the darkest times in history." -- Lee Woodruff "The women's bravery and ingenuity as they traverse an almost apocalyptic landscape makes for a thrilling narrative...Gripping." -- Shelf Awareness "[Strauss] gets her facts right... A breathless story of almost superhuman heroism and suffering with a (mostly) happy ending." -- Kirkus "Intimate.. chilling... A moving testament to the power of friendship" -- Booklist " The Nine is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women. Banding together in the hellscape of Ravensbruck, the nine resistance fighters turned prisoners make a desperate bid for escape in the chaos of the war's end, embarking across battle-ravaged Germany toward home. Gwen Strauss melds a poet's pen and a decade of research into a tale of friendship, courage, and indomitable will." -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network "This haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It's a most inspiring read... Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spijker, Guigui's son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It's high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, Goodreads list of NEW & ANTICIPATED HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHIES "Though the dangers the women face are significant, their unorthodox means of travel help contribute to an unexpected feeling of picaresque adventure, as the women lie and scavenge their way toward freedom... The women's bravery and ingenuity as they traverse an almost apocalyptic landscape makes for a thrilling narrative...Gripping." -- Shelf Awareness "An incredible story about the power of friendship and the faith in humanity in one of the darkest times in history." -- Lee Woodruff "[Strauss] gets her facts right... A breathless story of almost superhuman heroism and suffering with a (mostly) happy ending." -- Kirkus "A paean to female bravery and life-saving friendship." -- iNews "Intimate.. chilling... A moving testament to the power of friendship" -- Booklist " The Nine is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women. Banding together in the hellscape of Ravensbruck, the nine resistance fighters turned prisoners make a desperate bid for escape in the chaos of the war's end, embarking across battle-ravaged Germany toward home. Gwen Strauss melds a poet's pen and a decade of research into a tale of friendship, courage, and indomitable will." -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network "This haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It's a most inspiring read... Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spijker, Guigui's son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It's high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, Goodreads list of NEW & ANTICIPATED HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHIES "Though the dangers the women face are significant, their unorthodox means of travel help contribute to an unexpected feeling of picaresque adventure, as the women lie and scavenge their way toward freedom... The women''s bravery and ingenuity as they traverse an almost apocalyptic landscape makes for a thrilling narrative...Gripping." -- Shelf Awareness "An incredible story about the power of friendship and the faith in humanity in one of the darkest times in history." -- Lee Woodruff "[Strauss] gets her facts right... A breathless story of almost superhuman heroism and suffering with a (mostly) happy ending." -- Kirkus "A paean to female bravery and life-saving friendship." -- iNews "Intimate.. chilling... A moving testament to the power of friendship" -- Booklist " The Nine is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women. Banding together in the hellscape of Ravensbruck, the nine resistance fighters turned prisoners make a desperate bid for escape in the chaos of the war''s end, embarking across battle-ravaged Germany toward home. Gwen Strauss melds a poet''s pen and a decade of research into a tale of friendship, courage, and indomitable will." -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network "This haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It''s a most inspiring read... Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation ''Witness of the Witnesses'', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss'' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spijker, Guigui''s son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It''s high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got "Strauss never romanticizes their suffering or makes their survival seem inevitable. She shows us women who were terrified, who wanted to give up, who sometimes hated each other--and who chose to keep going anyway. They survived not because they were heroes but because they were human, because they understood that living was an act of defiance, that every breath was a victory against those who wanted them erased. Strauss has given us more than a war story. She''s given us a love story disguised as a survival story, a reminder that even in humanity''s darkest hour, there were women who chose each other, who refused to let evil have the final word. These nine women didn''t just survive--they proved that love can outlast anything, even death, even forgetting, even the worst that humans can do to each other. Their story is our inheritance. We are the ones they survived for." -- The Book Nook, Goodreads list of NEW & ANTICIPATED HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHIES "Though the dangers the women face are significant, their unorthodox means of travel help contribute to an unexpected feeling of picaresque adventure, as the women lie and scavenge their way toward freedom." -- Shelf Awareness "An incredible story about the power of friendship and the faith in humanity in one of the darkest times in history." -- Lee Woodruff "The women's bravery and ingenuity as they traverse an almost apocalyptic landscape makes for a thrilling narrative...Gripping." -- Shelf Awareness "[Strauss] gets her facts right... A breathless story of almost superhuman heroism and suffering with a (mostly) happy ending." -- Kirkus "Intimate.. chilling... A moving testament to the power of friendship" -- Booklist " The Nine is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women. Banding together in the hellscape of Ravensbruck, the nine resistance fighters turned prisoners make a desperate bid for escape in the chaos of the war's end, embarking across battle-ravaged Germany toward home. Gwen Strauss melds a poet's pen and a decade of research into a tale of friendship, courage, and indomitable will." -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network "This haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It's a most inspiring read... Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spijker, Guigui's son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It's high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, "This haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It's a most inspiring read... Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes " The Nine is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women. Banding together in the hellscape of Ravensbruck, the nine resistance fighters turned prisoners make a desperate bid for escape in the chaos of the war's end, embarking across battle-ravaged Germany toward home. Gwen Strauss melds a poet's pen and a decade of research into a tale of friendship, courage, and indomitable will." -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spijker, Guigui's son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It's high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, " The Nine is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women. Banding together in the hellscape of Ravensbruck, the nine resistance fighters turned prisoners make a desperate bid for escape in the chaos of the war's end, embarking across battle-ravaged Germany toward home. Gwen Strauss melds a poet's pen and a decade of research into a tale of friendship, courage, and indomitable will." -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network "This haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It's a most inspiring read... Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spijker, Guigui's son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It's high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, "This haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It's a most inspiring read... Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spjker, Guigui's son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It's high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spjker, Guigui's son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It's high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, "Intimate.. chilling... A moving testament to the power of friendship" -- Booklist The Nine is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women. Banding together in the hellscape of Ravensbruck, the nine resistance fighters turned prisoners make a desperate bid for escape in the chaos of the war's end, embarking across battle-ravaged Germany toward home. Gwen Strauss melds a poet's pen and a decade of research into a tale of friendship, courage, and indomitable will." -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network "This haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It's a most inspiring read... Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spijker, Guigui's son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It's high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, Goodreads list of NEW & ANTICIPATED HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHIES "The women's bravery and ingenuity as they traverse an almost apocalyptic landscape makes for a thrilling narrative...Gripping." -- Shelf Awareness "She gets her facts right... A breathless story of almost superhuman heroism and suffering with a (mostly) happy ending." -- Kirkus "Intimate.. chilling... A moving testament to the power of friendship" -- Booklist The Nine is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women. Banding together in the hellscape of Ravensbruck, the nine resistance fighters turned prisoners make a desperate bid for escape in the chaos of the war's end, embarking across battle-ravaged Germany toward home. Gwen Strauss melds a poet's pen and a decade of research into a tale of friendship, courage, and indomitable will." -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network "This haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It's a most inspiring read... Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spijker, Guigui's son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It's high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, Goodreads list of NEW & ANTICIPATED HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHIES "She gets her facts right... A breathless story of almost superhuman heroism and suffering with a (mostly) happy ending." -- Kirkus "Intimate.. chilling... A moving testament to the power of friendship" -- Booklist The Nine is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women. Banding together in the hellscape of Ravensbruck, the nine resistance fighters turned prisoners make a desperate bid for escape in the chaos of the war's end, embarking across battle-ravaged Germany toward home. Gwen Strauss melds a poet's pen and a decade of research into a tale of friendship, courage, and indomitable will." -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network "This haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It's a most inspiring read... Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense--an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!" -- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "Strauss, niece of one of the nine heroines and third-generation 'Witness of the Witnesses', answers questions and challenges with great finesse. In a writing of rare historical accuracy and deep empathy, a woman of today tells the stories of yesterday." -- Agnès Triebel, Secretary General of the International Buchenwald-Dora Committee "With Gwen Strauss' book and the scope of her research, that whole unknown period came to me as a gift from heaven... The precision of the speech, the delicacy of the style, the joys and misfortunes brought tears that I was happy to shed." -- Marc Spijker, Guigui's son "At this moment of worldwide chaos and despair, this is a book that reminds us about what is important, and about finding strength and purpose during the worst of times. Highly recommended." -- Goldie Goldbloom, author of Paperbark Shoe and On Division. "It's high time we got our Band of Sisters, and there could be no better author to tell their story than the riveting and rigorous Strauss. Equal parts exhilarating, devastating, and inspiring." --Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got
Table Of Content
Map of Escape Route Chapter One: Helene Chapter Two: Zaza Chapter Three: Nicole Chapter Four: Lon and Guigui Chapter Five: Zinka Chapter Six: Josée Chapter Seven: Jackie Chapter Eight: Mena Chapter Nine: The Longest Day Chapter Ten: Return to Life Chapter Eleven: Finding the Way Home Chapter Twelve: It's Only a Goodbye A Note to Readers Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Bibliography Endnotes
Synopsis
The powerful, previously untold WWII story of nine female resistance fighters who banded together to survive the camps and ultimately escaped from a final death march across war-torn Germany..., THE BELOVED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[A] narrative of unfathomable courage" Wall Street Journal The Nine follows the true story of the author's great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII from Germany back to Paris. "I almost didn't finish this book. Not because it wasn't extraordinary--but because it was too extraordinary. Because somewhere around the third chapter, I realized I was holding my breath, terrified that if I exhaled too loudly, these nine women might disappear like smoke, like so many others did ...They made promises to each other's children they'd never met, memorized addresses of families they might never find, carried letters for lovers who were probably already dead. They survived not in spite of love but because of it." -- The Book Nook The nine women were all under thirty when they joined the resistance. They smuggled arms through Europe, harbored parachuting agents, coordinated communications between regional sectors, trekked escape routes to Spain and hid Jewish children in scattered apartments. They were arrested by French police, interrogated and tortured by the Gestapo. They were subjected to a series of French prisons and deported to Germany. The group formed along the way, meeting at different points, in prison, in transit, and at Ravensbrück. By the time they were enslaved at the labor camp in Leipzig, they were a close-knit group of friends. During the final days of the war, forced onto a death march, the nine chose their moment and made a daring escape. Drawing on incredible research, this powerful, heart-stopping narrative from Gwen Strauss is a moving tribute to the power of humanity and friendship in the darkest of times., "[A] narrative of unfathomable courage ... Ms. Strauss does her readers--and her subjects--a worthy service by returning to this appalling history of the courage of women caught up in a time of rapacity and war." -- Wall Street Journal " Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "A compelling , beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival. The story of Women's resistance during World War II needs to be told and The Nine accomplishes this in spades." --Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author of Cilka's Journey The Nine follows the true story of the author's great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII from Germany back to Paris. The nine women were all under thirty when they joined the resistance. They smuggled arms through Europe, harbored parachuting agents, coordinated communications between regional sectors, trekked escape routes to Spain and hid Jewish children in scattered apartments. They were arrested by French police, interrogated and tortured by the Gestapo. They were subjected to a series of French prisons and deported to Germany. The group formed along the way, meeting at different points, in prison, in transit, and at Ravensbrück. By the time they were enslaved at the labor camp in Leipzig, they were a close-knit group of friends. During the final days of the war, forced onto a death march, the nine chose their moment and made a daring escape. Drawing on incredible research, this powerful, heart-stopping narrative from Gwen Strauss is a moving tribute to the power of humanity and friendship in the darkest of times.
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