They Went Left

They Went Left

by Monica Hesse

4.5 (1,572)

4.5 stars from 1,572 reviews. Top 84% of Historical Fiction books we track.

384 pages~6.4 hr readPublished by Hachette Book Group and Blackstone PublishingPublished 2020-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

  • You want historical fiction that doesn't shy away from trauma but centres hope and agency in the face of impossible loss.
  • You loved Girl in the Blue Coat and want more of Hesse's meticulous research paired with deeply human characters.
  • You're drawn to stories about siblings and family bonds that transcend separation, told with lyrical prose rather than melodrama.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You need lighter reading or prefer to avoid books centred on the Holocaust and its aftermath.
  • You're looking for a plot-driven mystery where answers come quickly and neatly.
  • You find coming-of-age narratives intertwined with trauma narratives emotionally exhausting rather than cathartic.

About this book

Germany, 1945. Eighteen-year-old Zofia Lederman has just been liberated from the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, but the war's end brings no relief. Three years earlier, she and her younger brother Abek were separated from the rest of their family at Auschwitz-Birkenau—sent to the right while their parents, grandmother, and aunt were sent to the left, to the gas chambers. Her last promise to Abek was simple: when they reunite, they will fill their alphabet together, from A to Z. Zofia's search for her brother takes her through Poland and Germany into a displaced persons camp, where she meets others rebuilding their lives from trauma and loss: Miriam, searching for a twin sister after surviving medical experimentation; Breine, a former heiress planning a wedding; and Josef, a magnetic figure guarding secrets behind a wall of silence. As Zofia digs deeper into her search, the task seems increasingly impossible. How can she find one boy among so many missing?

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Currently 4.5★ from 1,572 reviews

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