The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive

Adlington, Lucy 1970- (author.).

Summary: Drawing on a vast array of sources, including interviews with the last surviving seamstress, this powerful book tells the story of the brave women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, exposing the greed, cruelty and hypocrisy of the Third Reich.

Record details

ISBN: 9780063030930
ISBN: 0063030934
ISBN: 9780063136885
ISBN: 0063136880
Physical Description: print
381 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York : Harper, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-374) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. One of the Few Who Survived -- 2. The One and Only Power -- 3. What Next, How to Continue? -- 4. The Yellow Star -- 5. The Customary Reception -- 6. You Want to Stay Alive -- 7. I Want to Live Here Till I Die -- 8. Out of Ten Thousand Women -- 9. Solidarity and Support -- 10. The Air Smells Like Burning Paper -- 11. They Want Us to Be Normal?