This is another good installment of the Auschwitz experience by Heather Morris. Featuring three sisters, it conveys the importance of family, strength, perserverance, love and survival. It's hard to read at times and rather depressing, not due to the writing but because of the subject matter. But it gives us insight into a very important but horrible time in our history. Important so that it never is repeated.

Title: Three Sisters
Author: Heather Morris
Genre: Historical fiction
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

When they are girls, Cibi, Magda and Livia make a promise to their father - that they will stay together, no matter what.

Years later, at just 15 years old, Livia is ordered to Auschwitz by the Nazis. Cibi, only 19 herself, remembers their promise and follows Livia, determined to protect her sister, or die with her.

In their hometown in Slovakia, 17-year-old Magda hides, desperate to evade the barbaric Nazi forces. But it is not long before she is captured and condemned to Auschwitz.

In the horror of the death camp, these three beautiful sisters are reunited. Though traumatised by their experiences, they are together.

They make another promise: that they will live. Their fight for survival takes them from the hell of Auschwitz, to a death march across war-torn Europe and eventually home to Slovakia, now under iron Communist rule. Determined to begin again, they embark on a voyage of renewal, to the new Jewish homeland, Israel.

This was an incredible read! I haven’t read any of the other books, but that isn’t necessary to enjoy this one. This story. It’s so unbelievable—and it’s true! The strength of these sisters is amazing and inspiring, and I was completely enthralled with what was happening to them. This is a powerful, moving story that showcases strength and determination, love and family.

Heather Morris is from New Zealand. Three Sisters is her newest novel.

(Galley courtesy of St. Martin’s Press in exchange for an honest review.)

This is the third book in a series by Heather Morris and it does not disappoint. It is a story about resilience and family love following a promise made to their father to always be there for one another. You will be moved by the dynamics between these sisters and beautiful relationships.

I’m a huge Heather Morris fan, the Tattooist of Auschwitz is one of my favorite books of all time. This book did not disappoint, Morris does a great job portraying that era in a moving way and really brings all characters to life, the sisters come alive on the page and I loved the whole book.

The three sisters remembered the last thing their Father said to them…always take care of each other. Little did they know he would never be seen again. All of the Jews were being round up and taken away.
Magda was saved by a Doctor who had a feeling that she might be taken into custody so he put her in a hospital. Her younger sister, Cibi was on a list one day and in keeping with their Father’s wishes Livi also went with the guards. After being transported by trucks and trains the girls finally ended up in Auschwitz.
This is a story of resilience and family love. You will be captured by the strength of family for one another.

This is the third in a series of books by Heather Morris that began with the beautiful remembrances of Lale Sokolov (“who might just have a story worth telling”), a survivor of the Holocaust. Ms. Morris has done detailed research and breathed life into a story that must never be forgotten. The books can be enjoyed together or each can easily stand on its own.
Cibi, Magda, and Livia live in Slovakia with their parents. In 1929, while Magda is hospitalized due to illness, her youngest sister Livia is told to report to work for the Germans. Her older sister, Cibi, refuses to allow Livia to go by herself, and voluntarily joins. There is no “job”, though, the young ladies, along with hundreds of others, are forced into cattle cars and shipped to Auschwitz. Magda is eventually caught and ends up at the same camp with her sisters.
When they were very young, they made a promise to their father to always stay together, no matter what. With this promise giving them strength beyond reason, these three young women persevere in conditions no living mammal should ever endure.
The story has a strong thread of love, support, and undying devotion between these sisters and others they meet while in custody. It’s a written history of the will to live, the strength of love, and the commitment of sisters to one another.
My absolute favorite part of Ms. Morris’s books are her “Author’s Note” and “Acknowledgements” at the end of each. This book has an added bonus: “Afterward” comments from the subjects of the book. How better to end a tragic history but with positive notes and evidence of loving survival?
Sincere thanks to St. Martin’s Press for an ARC in exchange for my honest review. The publishing date was October 5, 2021.

This is a good historical fiction for a high school classroom. I would recommend this novel to students who enjoy learning more about history. Reading about the sisters and their true story is a good experience for today’s young reader. I will likely order a few copies for independent reading in my grade 11 and 12 courses.

The Meller sisters are Cibi, Magda, and Livi. Livi is 15 years old when the Nazis rounded her up with other teens for work as described the Nazis. Magda is 17 when Livi is taken. She is in the hospital for a slight fever. Cibi, 19 has returned from being trained in a trading camp forest that for future immigrants to Israel. They are trying to stay together to look out for each other but they are separated. Cibi and Livi are sent to Auschwitz’. Magda eventually goes to Auschwitz . The sisters are back together. They will endure two more years of starvation and abuse from the guards. Their job is to load carts with bricks or to rummage through prisoner’s belongings for valuables. When the war ends, they find squatters in their home who refuse to leave. Anti-Semitism is still there in Germany. They find a home in Israel in 1948 after a dangerous journey to get there.

The authors writes a story of the sisters from childhood to old age. Much research is done as well as information from the sisters to make an exquisite yet painful at times story of survival. The novel at times broke my heart, but their fight for survival gave me hoe. It is a book that needs reading.

I don't like to read Holocaust fiction. I've read enough real history, both in English and German, to know plenty about the vastness of that tragedy. I really don't want to read fiction about it. This book was advertised as a story of how survivors found a new life in Israel.

I would have loved to read that book. But this is not that book. More than half the tale is set in the death camps. Then they go back to the ruins of their home, before at last setting out. It's well written, all too vivid, and clearly well researched. I'm sure there are the painful stories of real people at the substrate. But it's fiction, bringing nothing new about the suffering and horror.

I will not say that it's voyeuristic; I think there is a place for well-written books like this for younger readers than I who haven't learned much history. But I've read a lot of history. I've spoken to survivors. So I found the story more of a painful rehash of facts I've already known.

This was a very well written story of three Slovakian sisters Cibi, Magda and Livia who had promised their father that they would always stay together and take care of each other.
Years later, at just 15 years of age, Livia is ordered to Auschwitz by the Nazis. When her 19 year old sister Cibi arrives home and find out what's going to happen the following day she decides to go with Livia, as she remembers her fathers words and hopes she can help protect her.
The Other daughter Magda, 17 is in the hospital, sick and not knowing what happened, but being hidden from the Germans. Their mother and grandfather are at home, not knowing what to expect, but eventually all of the family ends up in the same place.
The author give us a good look at what this family was like before WWII, during their time in Auschwitz/ Birkenau, and on the death march from the camps. She also gives us a look at what happened after the war, who survived and their journey to the new Jewish homeland, Israel.
A very sad and uplifting story of these sisters lives, and their resilience to survive.
This book at the end, has wonderful interviews with the surviving family members, with a true friendship between them and the author.
I would like to thank NetGalley and St Martin's Press for a copy of this book.

Inspired by a true story, Three Sisters begins in 1929 Slovakia, where three small sisters (Cibi, Magda Libi) promise their father to always take care of each other and to stick together.

They manage to do so through the horrors that follow in Auschwitz-Birkenau. They survive and end up in Israel where they hope to make new lives.

But there are old secrets and fears that need to be shared, and ghosts to be settled before they can be content.

When I agreed to read and review Three Sisters, I thought I knew what I was getting into. I had read/reviewed numerous books on the Holocaust and didn’t think that I could be affected by what was done to millions of people. But then I read Three Sisters, and my heart was broken by what I read. I don’t think that I will ever read a book about the Holocaust without crying my eyes out.

Three Sisters is a book that details Cibi, Magda, and Livi’s time in Auschwitz. Well, to be clear, the book mainly follows Cibi and Livi in Auschwitz. Magda was able to stay at home with her mother and grandfather until the Nazis rounded everyone up towards the end of the war.

I thought I was prepared for the horrors that I had read about Auschwitz in previous books. But, whatever preparedness I had was thrown out the window. The trauma that the girls went through touched me deeply, and I just wanted to reach through the book, hug them, and say, “It’s going to be alright.” Cibi, Livi (most of all Livi), and Magda were all survivors.

Three Sisters went into what life was like after the Nazis were deposed. Cibi, Livi, and Magda were forced to rob their own childhood home for pictures Magda and her mother hid away. The bigotry and hatred that people showed them were horrifying to read but not unexpected.

The end of Three Sisters made me smile. The girls found their HEAs and were committed to never forgetting what happened to them. The afterward (with the different children and grandchildren) made me smile because they did have a “normal” life.

Another incredible story by Heather Morris, Three Sisters is her third book in the Tattooist of Auschwitz trilogy. The writing is amazing, clearly describing the (horrific) conditions that were faced in Auschwitz, the emotions that were experienced and the relationships between the characters. The story follows three sisters, who make a pact to stay together as young children - and find themselves fighting for their survival during the Holocaust and beyond. A heartbreaking book based on a true story. Highly recommend this book to anyone that is a fan of historical fiction.

It will take more than the soil of a new earth under their fingernails to feel safe again.

What is in a promise? For Cibi, Magda and Livi it was the will to survive unspeakable horrors, grief, guilt and more. So much has been written about Auschwitz, Birkenau and other concentration camps but to hear the details from those that experienced it and survived is almost surreal. The author did not try to sugarcoat the details. It certainly made me want to hold those dear to me very close. Join this family as they relate what it was like to be Jewish during WW2.

This amazing tale of wits and courage was received through St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley. These impressions are my own and were in no way solicited.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my e-arc copy of The Three Sisters by Heather Morris in exchange for an honest review. This one published October 5 so you can go grab yourself a copy! This one gets 5 huger stars from me!

Wow. My heart just breaks for the people who experienced Auschwitz during WW2. I loved The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey by the same author. You can't help but feel deeply for the characters in all these books. What they went through is too horrific for words. I am so glad for authors like Heather Morris, for drawing on real life events, to really bring to life these events.

The Three Sisters is especially heartbreaking, as the sisters (Cibi, Magda and Livia( are separated, with two of them being sent to the prison camps right away. The other sister, follow about a year and half later. The turmoil that all three sisters experience is so heartbreaking. I had to take breaks reading this one because at times, ir was too much. But then I would think, but these girls and all others went through way, way worse and still managed to survive. I think that was the authors intention. To make this book a hard, but necessary reading experience.

While the dominating feeling I had while reading this book was heartbreak, this book is also full of strength, faith, determination, and above all else, hope. Hope for a better future. Hope for survival Not only did the three sisters survive Auschwitz and escape, they also survived the death march across war -torn Europe, returning home to Slovakia now under communist rule, and then travelling to Israel tot build a new life in the new Jewish homeland.

If you have read The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey, and loved them (I dare anyone not to feel something intense while reading these books), then I highly recommend this one! I think everyone should read these books.

Though  I loved both The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey, by Heather Morris, Three Sisters is my favorite book of hers.  As usual for Morris' books, the characters are well developed and the story is one you don't want to put down.  Three Sisters is the story of three Slovakian sisters imprisoned at Auschwitz and of how they survive and what became of them after the war.  It is a beautifully written story of despair, hope, family, and survival. It could be a stand-alone, but as it refers to other beloved characters from her previous two novels, it is best to read all three.

Just a note: The audio version of this beautiful book was very well done and a pleasure to listen to. I read parts and listened to others.

loved, loved this book! Every time I read Heather Morri's's book you are in for a treat! Although very sad it's important that we don't forget what happened in our world.I recommend any of her books.

Three Sisters is based on a true story about Cibi, Magda, and Liva — three Jewish sisters who made a promise to their ill father they would stay together, no matter what.

When Hitler sends two of the sisters to Auschwitz during WWll, they keep the promise made to their father, supporting each other through the atrocities and horrors inside. The one remaining sister is later sent to Birkenau, then is miraculously reunited with her sisters. All three survive their ordeal, and find happiness and thrive after relocating to Israel. This is a beautifully told story of survival, strength through adversity, love, and friendship. I can’t recommend this highly enough. Can be read as a stand-alone, but shouldn’t miss reading the first two books in this trilogy — all incredible works of historic fiction based on true stories.

*Much thanks to St. Martin’s Press via NetGalley for kindly providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book is very similar to the first 2 in this series, in that it really describes daily life in a concentration camps. While it's easy to like the characters and root for them, and certainly bad things happen, overall, it could have been so much worse. Knowing it's a true story makes it a little easier, because it aImost seems unbelievable the way things happen for the sisters. I did enjoy that this book continued well past the war and we got to see more of their lives. ⭐⭐⭐💫

Three Sisters by Heather Morris is the third book in the Tattooist of Auschwitz series. This book follows Cibi, Magda and Livia, who make a promise to their ailing father that they will look after each other and stay together, no matter what.

Years later, when the Nazis order Livia (the youngest) to report to work for the Germans, Cibi (the eldest) refuses to let her go alone. Magda was spared this fate as she was away recuperating in a hospital. Cibi and Livia are brought to Auschwitz by cattle car. After two years, Magda also finds herself in Auschwitz with her mother and grandfather. The sisters are determined to live through the horrors they encounter and eventually make their way to Israel to begin their lives.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.