Franci's War

Discover unrelenting spirit and strength in the extraordinary true story of Franci: a woman who survived the holocaust against all of the odds''Achingly moving gives much-needed hope. Deserves the status both as a valuable historical source and as a stand-out memoir'' Daily Express ''A story that needs to be heard'' 5***** Reader Review ______ In 1942 Franci Epstein a young Jewish woman was imprisoned in Terezin a concentration camp close to her home in Prague. Few could expect anything other than death. But for Franci it was the start of a journey that would take her into the very heart of Nazi genocide. Through a combination of guile ingenuity endurance and sheer bloody mindedness Franci survived not one but five death camps including Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. In this astonishing memoir unpublished for 50 years Franci lays bare the appalling sacrifices she and other women had to make to survive.It is a story of hope in the face of suffering; of one woman''s determination to live. ______ ''First-hand accounts of life in Nazi Death camps never lose their terrible power but few are as extraordinary as Franci''s War'' Mail on Sunday''Inspiring . . . Franci is someone many women today will be able to identify with'' 5***** Reader Review ''Remarkable'' Eva Fogelman''A heartbreaking story of survival . . . fascinating'' 5***** Reader Review''Deeply moving and extraordinary'' Helen Fremont''Extremely moving demonstrated amazing strength of will and determination to survive'' 5***** Reader Review ''Incredible'' Susannah Sirkin ''Devastating'' Booklist