The Heroine of Auschwitz: A heartbreaking and gripping WW2 tale of love, loss and courage during the Holocaust. (The Rachael Kisch Trilogy)

In November 1943, Rachael Kisch arrives at Auschwitz with her younger brother Hannes and other Dutch Jews. Separated from Hannes upon arrival, Rachael is determined to find him. She befriends Ludwig Albin, a Polish farmer forced to work in the Sonderkommando unit. Though kept apart by barbed wire fences, their relationship deepens as they work with camp resistance members to aid fellow inmates and resist the SS. The presence of SS officers Otto Moll and Irma Grese creates constant danger. As the war turns against the Nazis, Rachael and Ludwig face uncertain survival. The novel follows their struggle to endure until Russian liberation, their search for Hannes, and the risks they take through their resistance work. Set against the horrors of Auschwitz, the story centers on one woman's love and courage amid a family torn apart by war.