Four Red Sweaters
Lucy Adlington
Belletristik / Romanhafte Biographien
Beschreibung
TheNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Dressmakers of Auschwitzweaves together the stories of fourJewishgirlsduring the Holocaust, strangers whose lives were unknowingly intertwined by everyday garments. Jock Heidenstein, Anita Lasker, Chana Zumerkornand Regina Feldman all faced the Holocaust in different ways. While they did not know each other in fact had never met eachhada red sweater that would play a major part in their lives. In this absorbing and deeply moving account, award-winningclotheshistorian Lucy Adlington documents their stories, knitting together the experiences that fragmented their families and their lives. Adlington immortalizes theseyoung womenwhose resilience, skills, strengthand kindness accompanied them through the darkest events in human history. A powerful reminder of the suffering they endured and a celebration of courage,loveand tenacity, this moving and original work illuminates moments long lost to history, now pieced back together by a simple garment. PRAISE FOR FOUR RED SWEATERS: Novelistic and wrenching, this serves as a poignant testament to the unconquerability of the human spirit. Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW PRAISE FOR THE DRESSMAKERS OF AUSCHWITZ: Compelling ... Adlington tells the stories of the women with clarity and steely precision Jewish Chronicle An utterly absorbing, important and unique historical readJudy Batalion, New York Times bestselling author ofThe Light of Our Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitlers Ghettos Powerful ... a fascinating account.Woman
