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
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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In this astonishing memoir, unpublished for 50 years, Franci lays bare the appalling sacrifices she and other women had to make to survive.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.
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'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

About the Author
At the age of twenty-two, Frances Epstein, her first husband, and her parents were deported from Prague. She would spend the next six years moving between different concentration camps, before being liberated from Bergen-Belsen in 1945. She was the only immediate member of her family to survive the Holocaust.

Reviews
Franci's story is a testament to the human spirit . . . a mesmerising read * Jewish Chronicle *
The extraordinary true story of the girl who survived the holocaust against all of the odds . . . In this astonishing memoir, she lays bare the appalling sacrifices she and other women had to make to survive * Eastern Daily Press *
Achingly moving, gives much-needed hope . . . Deserves the status both as a valuable historical source and as a stand-out memoir * Daily Express *
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 *



Book Information
ISBN 9780241441060
Author Franci Rabinek Epstein
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Michael Joseph Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 180g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 22mm