This book is about a promise made to a father by his three daughters. The three daughters would experience such horrors and unimaginable things during the Holocaust. Each one has a unique experience and find ways to heal and thrive in life.

Stirring, emotional journey of 3 sisters who lived thru the Holocaust, based on a true story
By reading the Afterwards in this book you find out that these were real people (pictures included), with real situations, from happy times at home with Mumma and Grandfather Yitzchak to dangerous and treacherous times when Cibi, Magda and Livi are sent to the Nazi camps Auschwitz and Birkenau. This book should be required reading so that we never forget, nor allow it to happen again: how inhumane we can be to one another.
Told in Three parts: The Promise, The Gates of Hell and The Promised Land the three sisters tell of their life and times from teenagers to great-grandmothers. I can’t remember crying this much while reading one book. So poignant and haunting that I am confident I shall remember this book forever. Slovakian, Jewish sisters Magda and Livi recount to the author Heather Morris what they endured and the impact their experiences had on their lives. The Meller mantra: strength and hope, which is how the girls survived! The essence of the book: Cibi tells her sisters, “We are all survivors. We have all been beaten, starved and tortured, but look at us, we’re still moving, still alive.” Their survival was their justice and retribution toward the Nazis.
If you would like to read about true events during a tumultuous period of our history, read and enjoy this book. I was invited and I volunteered to review an ARC of this book through NetGalley. I would give it 10 stars if I could.

THREE SISTERS
By Heather Morris

There is something about Healther Morris' writing that completely engrosses me. I loved each and every single one of her previous books, beginning with Cilka's Journey to The Tattooist of Auschwitz.

In this third book, we are immersed back into the harrowing world of the Nazis where three sisters, Cibi, Magda, and Livia would not be torn apart no matter what as a promise to their father that they will protect each other and stay together. The story of their experience in Auschwitz, as told about their hardships, determination, their story of love and courage, until they could escape to Israel.

As always Morris' writing based on true stories always is meticulously researched, always thought-provoking, and quite powerful no matter the atrocities, there is always that glimmer of hope for survival and resilience.

One of the best author of WWII Historical Fictions I always recommend.

I am so glad this book! It was so good and I could not put it down. I love historical fiction and this was no exception. The writing and research were remarkably done and the writing transports you into the story.

“Three Sisters”, ….Historical Holocaust- ‘based-on-a- true-story’, novel was written from love, warmth, and compassion….which any reader can see.
Heather Morris’s own heart is as big as they come.

In Slovakia, years before World War II, the three young Meller sisters made a promise to their ill father that they would always stay together. Their promise would be tested in 1942 when the Nazis started to round up all the Jewish teenagers. Middle sister Magda, age 17, was sent to the local hospital for protection while Cibi, the oldest at 19 and young Livi, age 15, were rounded up and told they were being sent to do work for the Germans. They were transported and sent to a compound of barbed wired buildings with an entry sign reading Arbeit Macht Frei. They were sent to Auschwitz.

This was a "deep" dive into a very sad history and while I did stick it out, it wasn't my normal read.

Three sisters is the incredibly powerful historical fiction based on three real-life sisters, Cibi, Magda, and Livi. They lived in Slovakia with their mother and grandfather, as their father passed away in the 1920's. The girls were forced to grow up too fast as they were sent to forced labor and concentration camps.
I was blown away by the writing style and bringing to life this story. The bond between the sisters, who made a promise to their father to never be apart, was incredible. Their survival was based on their support of each other. Have a box of tissues nearby as you read this emotional book.

Thank you NetGalley, Heather Morris and St. Martin’s Press for the copy of Three Sisters. This is my personal review.
The story of the sisters Livia, Magda, and Cibi is one that will stay with me for a long time.
Just opening the book and reading the first words I knew I was going to be told an unforgettable story of what the sisters went through. I was drawn into their world and held there until the very end.
They made a promise to their father, and they knew they would keep that promise no matter what happens.
The story is heart wrenching, emotional and at times tender.
Thank you goes to the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz Series. Each book is so well written.

4.5 Stars rounded up to 5

An ailing father extracts a promise from three young sisters, Cibi, Magda, and Livi, to always stay together, no matter what. Little do they realize that this will be the most challenging promise of their lives. This is a story of love, resilience and dedication to family. Your heart will break, as in any story of this kind, for what these young girls will have to endure, what they will witness, and the strength of their will, character and heart. From the death camps to returning home to making a new home in a new country. These sisters will show what it takes to keep a promise.

This is the third book in the Tattooist of Auschwitz series, but definitely can be read as a stand-alone. I have yet to read The Tattooist, but have read Cilka’s Journey, and have had no issues following the storyline. As in the previous book, you will find how these prisoners will do whatever they need to do to survive, without judging any others.

I would have loved to have learned more about their lives in Israel, since I knew very little about this part of the history. Make sure you read the Afterwords, and learn how this book came about and the women behind it. To say I loved a book about this horrendous time in history, sounds harsh, but I enjoyed reading this from teenager/early 20s point of view, and each story brings in new insight. Well written and researched. You take every step with these sisters as they fight to stay together, find family and seek out happiness and love.

Thanks to Ms. Morris, St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for this ARC. Opinion is mine alone.

What a way to end a trilogy! Thank you, Ms. Morris, for a challenging story of the bond of three sisters as they face the atrocities in their home country of Slovakia to Auschwitz to the new country of Israel. This is based on the true story of three sisters. I do not want to retell the story's premise that has been in other reviews. I just want to focus on the fortitude and strength of siblings in an effort to survive and eventually thrive. There is just enough reference to the first two books to tie the three together. Though each book can stand alone. Highly recommend especially for those who have sisters.

Thank you, NetGalley, the publisher and author for an advanced copy.

The heartbreaking tale of three sisters and their journey through the concentration camps. It was beautifully told but so hard to read at times because of the hardships they faced. Still, Heather Morris does a fantastic (almost too good) job of making you feel like you are there with them; you feel their pain, their joy, and their love for one another. I loved this book for the women it brought into my life but am sad for the story it told.

Three Slovakian sisters make a promise to their father that they will always be together and look out for each other. Based on the true experiences of these sisters, the author takes us on their heart-breaking journey to Auschwitz and on their hopefully journey to Israel.

4.5 stars!

The third and final book in Heather Morris' Tattooist Of Auschwitz series, Three Sisters is a haunting, bittersweet, lovely finale.

In 1942, having made a promise to their father that they would always stay together, the family struggles as Nazi's, with the help of local villagers, begin to round up the young people of Slovakia. One sister, Magda, manages to evade capture with the assistance of a kindly doctor, but eventually, all three sisters endure the same fate - imprisonment in the brutal concentration camp, Auschwitz.

The most interesting aspect of Three Sisters is that while we spend a lot of time in Auschwitz/Birkenau, the story doesn't end there. As the Allied Forces close in, the three sisters are taken from Auschwitz and forced to march through the cold, bitter winter. We then move on to life post-war, where the sisters are returned to Slovakia, to a home stolen by a former neighbour, their friends and family lost, and townspeople that, more often than not, still hold their Hitler-fed hatred toward Jews. And so, they decide it's time to go to the promised land - Israel.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - Heather Morris is not an author prone to being overly dramatic or wordy. Her writing is perfunctory and to the point, but for these books, it works. The drama lies in the horror of the events themselves, and in the people impacted by those events. She did take a little more license when it came to depicting the family's life in Israel - from helping to establish their new home, to their lives afterwards, the tone of the novel changed completely. While I still wouldn't describe this one as a feel-good novel per se, I'm happy to admit that I found myself laughing and smiling for the first time throughout this series.

Once you've finished the story, you would be well served to continue reading. From Ms Morris' personal thoughts on visiting with the sisters in Israel to the thoughts and letters from members of the Meller family, including the sisters - it's eye-opening to see how each of the sisters processed their trauma and how they did, or didn't, tell their stories to their children.

TL;DR: Kiwi’s Quick Take
What I Loved: As with both of the other Tattooist books, Heather Morris does an amazing job of taking you on an emotional rollercoaster of a journey with the people she writes about. And it was even more obvious, I think, with Three Sisters.
What I Didn't Like: I honestly can't think of a thing with this one! If anything, it's that it's the conclusion of the series.
Conclusion: As with Cilka's Journey, while Three Sisters is part of a series, it can be read standalone. And, as with both previous books, make sure you have tissues handy! This one is an even bigger tear-jerker!

Heather Morris is a master storyteller, captivating us with characters who are determined to survive at all costs, despite the horrific conditions of the Nazi concentration camps. This story of three sisters will leave you astonished at just how much a person can endure, and still come out a survivor.

Heather Morris has done it again!

A promise to stay together.
An unbreakable bond.
A fierce will to survive.

The day before a dangerous operation, their father asked his three daughters, Cibi, Magda and Livia to make a promise that they will look after each other and stay together no matter. That's a hard promise to make as people are different, have different personalities and life takes us in all different directions. But a promise is a promise....

Years later one by one the sisters find themselves in Auschwitz where the sister are reunited. Not the place one wants to meet a loved one, but still, they were happy at least to be there for each other. Plus, they are determined to live. They survive the horrors and eventually make their way to Israel to begin their lives.

Heather Morris tells the three sister's stories of hardship, love, courage, determination, and strength. In her Author's note, she tells not only their story but the story of their beloved parents, and grandfather. She shares how their lives changed once living in Israel and included notes in the form of "Afterward" with family members. It left me gutted. I know what it is like to love a survivor and I can relate to how their families felt about their stories being told.

Heather Morris can do no wrong in my book and I look forward to reading more of her work in the future.

Powerful and moving.


Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

Heather Morris continues to captivate me with her words, and Three Sisters is a true testament to her ability to bring a powerful and emotionally-driven story to life.

There is nothing stronger than the bond between sisters, and for Cibi, Magda, and Livi this bond was unbreakable. They made a promise to their father as children that they would always stay together, and through the horrors of war and the Holocaust, they fought not only to survive but to not lose one another too. Their story didn’t end there, though. They had to learn how to navigate through a world that once hated them (and in some places, still did) while trying to move on with their lives. But how does one even begin to live after having gone through hell and back?

This was such a beautiful and heart-breaking story. Cibi, Magda, and Livi were so strong and so determined to remain together, and somehow through the evil they endured in the death camps, they survived. But they never forgot. Had it not been for Gita and Lale’s story, we might not have ever known about these three sisters and the love that kept them together and helped them to survive. I am so thankful for those who continue to share their stories, and remind the world that we must never forget what happened, and we must learn from history so that this atrocity never happens again.

Highly recommend!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4070056766

I have a deep appreciation of what author Heather Morris can do with her combination of rigorous historical research, superlative empathy, and stellar powers of expression: She takes individuals from perhaps the darkest time in human history and brings them to vivid, complex life.

This is the third book in Morris's Tattooist of Auschwitz trilogy, and all of her skills are on display. This book differs from the first two in that: 1) some of the people on whom it is based are still alive, and -- according to the afterword -- met Morris and told her their story; and 2) it carries the subjects' lives forward into the post-war decades

The second of these differences added a great deal to the appeal of the book, although (like many of the other reader-reviewers), I wish it hadn't felt like just an afterthought. It was a life-affirming coda that maybe got short shrift.

The first of these differences -- Morris's acquaintance with her subjects, and their ability to read her book -- may have influenced her more than she realized. The book felt almost like an homage to these three remarkable women, in an almost-gushing way.

Still, it was an uplifting depiction of a heartbreaking period. Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for an advance readers copy.

I love Heather Morris so much and appreciate her writing books such as this. Her writing evokes such emotion that I absolutely felt connected to every fiber of this book.

Three Sisters is another phenomenal book by the author that brought us The Tattooist of Auschwitz. It’s based off of a true story of three Slovakian sisters that made a promise to their father to always protect each other. No one could have imagined the pure nightmare that these girls would have to endure. It is so important for these stories to be told so that new generations don’t forget the horrific crimes committed against an entire group of people just because of their faith. I’m grateful to the survivors that have found the strength to tell their stories.

A must-read.
Starting off, I did read Cilka's Journey by this author and loved it. I am not usually into reading historical novels, even if they are fictional and especially dealing with real-life events, like the Holocaust. But Heather Morris writes so very well you are more intrigued about the story that she is telling, not depressed about the actual event (although tragic).
I will say that I did not enjoy this as much as Cilka's Journey, there was something about the third person point of view writing which didn't work here for me. I also thought it flipped back and forth too much with timeframes. And I would have to agree with some other reviews that most of the book deals with Auschwitz and not what the synopsis says.
But I would still highly recommend it.
The strength that is mentioned in it by showing the three sisters and their determination and sacrifices is just so heartbreaking and heart-warming. It truly makes you stop and think about the thousands that not only had the strength to endure but then carry on after a horror such as they experienced. The footnotes at the end are a nice touch. Ms. Morris did so much research and interviewing for her series of books, I applaud her.
4.5 (rounded to 5) stars
I received an advanced copy in exchange for my review

Three Sisters is by the author of Cilka's Journey which I had read. That book grabbed my heart which Three Sisters overwhelmingly did too. Heather Morris gives a heartbreaking story of the horrors of the death camp in Nazi Germany - Auschwitz as well as how it continues to affect Livia, Magda, and Cibi. What a story of their survival in the face of such a wicked cruel place. Then their troubles are not completely over with the ending of the war. Now they learn to embrace their freedom with the past that will always haunts them.

What makes this such an impressive read is that it is based on a true story. The notes at the end were inspiring but also heartbreaking to know that real people actually had these experiences; that other many real people were actually so evil. Still others were kind.

This is historical fiction but it is for all people everywhere. I cannot express how important read this is for all of us, we must not forget. We can also honor these three sisters by living our best lives while holding tight to our families.

An ARC of the book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.