I absolutely loved this book .The bond of the sisters to stay together through all the tragedies they suffered through is remarkable. Thank goodness the stories are being told for all generations. A powerful story that should be read by all!

Thank you to NetGalley and St.Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read this novel. My voluntary review is my honest and unbiased opinion.

In Vranov nad Topl’ou, Slovakia Menachem and Chaya Meller raise their three daughters, Cibi (7yo), Magda (5 yo), and Livi (3 yo).
It’s June of 1929, Menachem had been living with a bullet that was lodged in his neck for the past 12 years since the Great War. He decides to have the surgery although he was told it was an extremely risky procedure. Before he has surgery he asks that his daughters all take care of each other. Unfortunately, Menachem dies on the operating room table leaving Chaya to raise the 3 daughters with the help of Yitzchak, Chaya’s father and Ivan, Chaya’s brother. In March 1942, Chaya has to make a difficult decision when Magda, now 17 yo, develops a fever and needs to be hospitalized. Cibi, who is 19 yo, has gone off to join the Hachshara which was a training program for young people to teach them survival skills. The ultimate goal was to escape and start a new life in Palestine. Because she is away she is unaware that her sister is sick until she returns home for a visit. It’s during her visit that she learns the unfortunate news that Magda is in the hospital and the Glinka Guards for Hitler announce that they are taking Livi to the camp even though she was only 15 years old. Cibi decides that she must honor her fathers wishes by going with Livi to the camp to protect her since Cibi had learned a lot living in the forest. Magda is kept in the hospital to protect her from the Germans until she realizes that both of her sisters are away in camp. Magda fights to join them in the camp as she felt her father would want them together.

The overlaps in places where they get tattooed by Lale Sokolov and see Gita who were characters in book one.this is a heart felt historical account of three real sisters who survived the unthinkable. The author includes notes at the end of the book regarding the real people on which the characters were based. The author also has the opportunity to meet the women and hear their remarkable life story.

What a story! Three sisters promise their father that they will always stay together. Then the Nazis invade and the sisters are separated. Two sisters are sent to camps while the third sister stayed with her mother and grandfather. Eventually, all 3 sisters are reunited at a camp.

I absolutely loved this book. The characters were well created, lovable,,credible, heartfelt. and their experiences made me grab tissues. The family relationships were put to the test as where their characters, and although their stories are heartbreaking, I rooted for them every step of the way. They stayed positive, stayed together, and used their wonderful memories to live from day to day.

The story is well written as well. It flows, is not confusing, and the author has done some research. I love the ties to the characters from other books and the fact that are real people. I did not want to do put this book. I rarely reread books, but could see myself reading this as well as the rest in the series over and over. I would recommend it to others interested in family relationships, survival, holocaust, WWII, or tragedy.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publishing house and the authoer for the opportunity to read a complimentary copy of this amazing book in return for a review based upon my honest opinion.

What a powerful book! This story touched my soul, I cannot recommend it enough. This author has such a way with words, a way of taking a story and making it so real for her readers. Cibi. Livi and Magda, their story will stay with me as much if not more than The Tattooist of Auschwitz. When Cibi, Livi and Magda are little girls, their father, who knows he may not make it through surgery. tells them that they are strionger together and makes them promise to always be together, to be there for one another. This promise is one of the things that make them stronger, that helps them to persevere even in the hasrhest of times, to survive Aushwitz-Birkeneau. The notes at the end of the book by the family members were lovely to read and gave you such a feel for these wonderful women and the author's bond with her subjects. So well told, a perfect combination of fact and fiction.

Courtesy of Netgalley I received the ARC of Three Sisters by Heather Morris. This is an amazing fictionalized history of three courageous sisters from Slovakia who survived the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps. Kudos to the author for connecting with these brave women and telling their stories.

Against all odds, three Slovakian sisters have survived years of imprisonment in the most notorious death camp in Nazi Germany: Auschwitz. Livia, Magda, and Cibi have clung together, nearly died from starvation and overwork, and the brutal whims of the guards in this place of horror. But now, the allies are closing in and the sisters have one last hurdle to face: the death march from Auschwitz, as the Nazis try to erase any evidence of the prisoners held there. Due to a last minute stroke of luck, the three of them are able to escape formation and hide in the woods for days before being rescued.

And this is where the story begins. From there, the three sisters travel to Israel, to their new home, but the battle for freedom takes on new forms. Livia, Magda, and Cibi must face the ghosts of their past--and some secrets that they have kept from each other--to find true peace and happiness.

Inspired by a true story, and with events that overlap with those of Lale, Gita, and Cilka, The Three Sisters will hold a place in readers' hearts and minds as they experience what true courage really is.


This book is amazing. And sad. I got through this book slowly, just like most Holocaust books, because i simply dont have the mental energy to read in one sitting.

Whenever I start reading a Heather Morris novel, I always seem to forget, until the very end, that the story may be fictionalized, but these people are 100 percent real. Their stories are real and their suffering is real. For this latest entry, we meet up with all of our old friends, the Tattooist of Auschwitz, and Cilka both make return appearances here if only in passing. At the center of this tale are 3 sisters who made a promise to their father before he died that they would always look out for each other. A promise that binds them together as the sisters find themselves thrust into the most awful place imaginable, the hell scape of Auschwitz-Birkenau. But for their promise and the strength of their bond, it is highly questionable if the girls would have survived the years of confinement and torture thrust upon them. This is an emotional tale that is both uplifting and devastating all at the same time. Thank you to netgalley for the copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is the third book in the Tattooist of Auschwitz Series but can be read as a stand-alone. In Three Sisters, Morris shares the story of Cibi, Magda and Livia. When they were young, the sisters promised their father that they would always stay together. As families were being torn apart during WWII, their father is gone and they live with their mother and grandfather. In 1942, Livia (15 years old) is ordered to Auschwitz, and her sister Cibi who is now 19 years old decides to go with her to Livia. 17 year old Magda is in the hospital and escapes this deportation. She hides as often as she can, but eventually Magda is also captured and condemned to Auschwitz. Against all odds, they reunite again in the death camp and promise each other to do whatever they can to stay alive. They remind each other constantly about the promise to their father. This story follows the sister's struggle to survive while living through the horrors of this terrible death camp. And they survive and eventually make their way to Israel to begin a new life.

Three Sisters by Heather Morris is a beautifully written heartbreaking story based on true events which was difficult to read at times. These sisters had such strength to live, survive and save each other, they were definitely inspiring. The story also has events that overlap with those of Lale, Gita, and Cilka, from the previous two books in the series. The descriptions, the recounting of events and the horrors of the death camps made this an emotional read. It was amazing to hear that Heather Morris talked to Livia and Cibi and find out about their experiences in the concentration camps first hand. Even though they survived, life was a struggle. It was not easy to move from Slovakia to Israel and they had guilt for surviving and for things they had to do in order to survive. I developed an affinity for the sisters and could feel their desperation, despair, yet above all else, love and will to survive. The author's notes added even more information to the story. Morris shares with us what happened to each family member after the war ended. She also includes after words from Livia, and other family members. They supported Heather Morris in telling their story even though it was such an emotional rollercoaster reliving the evil period that they endured. I definitely recommend it to those who enjoy Historical Fiction, especially stories of survival during WWII.

"Three Sisters" by Heather Morris was a touching, encouraging, heroic, admirable tale of 3 sisters, making a pact to stay together and survive. Courageous, positive, and surprisingly based on a true story, these strong ladies survive Auschwitz, as well as the aftermath of the war, making a beautiful life, and overcoming their horrors. Thank you NetGalley, author and publisher for the review copy. All opinions are my own.

I absolutely loved this prequel of the Tattooist of Auschwitz. I like stories that are based on true people, and I love that Heather Morris adds to these books by adding notes at the end about the real people these stories are based on. Three Sisters was especially compelling to me because the family directly reached out to Heather Morris to tell their story after reading the Tattooist of Auschwitz. I enjoyed getting to know the sisters when they were younger and more about their story before and at the beginning of the war and how they each made it through. Three Sisters has been one of my favorite books I have read in 2022.

I think this is my favorite Heather Morris book yet!! The story of the #threesisters is a story of love, hope, resilience and courage in the face of unimaginable atrocities. Books like this will ensure that the world does not forget and hopefully such events never happen again. Thank you to the publisher and #netgalley for this arc to read and review.

This is the 3rd book by Heather Moris in The Tattooist of Auschwitz series. I wish they would have kept the same narrator in this book as the others. I'm actually uncertain how I feel about this book. Ultimately, I feel this was my least favorite of the series. I actually wrote this review in longhand shortly after finishing the audiobook and just now am getting to typing this into Goodreads. My initial rating at the time I first wrote my review was 3 stars. (and this rating is what will stand), but at the time of typing this in, I do not remember anything about the story and therefore would rate it much lower; I only read this a mere month ago.

Three Sisters was an amazing addition to Morris' other books about characters in Auschwitz during the Holocaust and she even weaves them into this story, although only slightly. The three girls -- sisters -- have promised their long dead father that they will always stay together and they stay true to this promise even if the Nazis get in their way. Through smarts and luck they manage to find ways to survive inside the camps, despite sickness, hunger and pain.

Three Sisters is very well written and brings the founding of Israel into the story as well. I highly recommend it.

My Review:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 stars

A heartbreaking story about three sisters: Livi, Magda, and Cibi in Slovakia. In 1929, They made a pact with their father to always stay together, no matter what happened. In 1942, Livi is forced to go to Auschwitz, and Cibi follows her sister as she would like to take care of her sister instead of her being alone at the work camp. A few years later, Magda is also forced into the same camp where the sisters are reunited once again after escaping the first round by hiding at the hospital/in the woods.

The true story is immediately gripping, powerful and shocking even after how many iterations you’ve read about the tragedies that happened at Auschwitz/Birkenau. I did not read the first two novels in the series, but will now add them to my TBR immediately. The tone is serious and it is a slow pace, but easy to comprehend. Heather Morris was able to speak to these sister survivors and it was very touching to read about where they were and what had happened to them and their children. Absolutely would recommend it if you like to read about this time in history or even a powerful story about family and sisterly love.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martins Press for the e-copy in exchange for my honest review!

Heather is a master! The tatooist will always be my favorite but this one is just so fantastic. I don’t even know where to start. Just read it!

I wasn’t able to read this book because I got a new Paperwhite and for some reason this doc didn’t switch over. I think it’s because it’s been archived already. I’m sure it was an excellent story. Sorry about mix up.

Wow! Just wow! I loved reading this series about three (real life) sisters: Cibi, Livi, and Magda. These girls were so young when their stories began. Cibi (the oldest sister) and Livi (the youngest) end up being sent to "work for the Germans. When that happened Magda was in the hospital so she wasn't sent off at that time. The bond between Cibi and Livi during their experiences was so touching and heartbreaking at the same time. When they were younger and before their father died, he made them all three promise to always look after each other, which they did. Livi was only five years old at the time and didn't truly understand what a promise was, yet they all stood by their promise to the best of their ability given the circumstances. At some point in time after Magda was out of the hospital, she also was taken to work for the Germans and as luck (or God) would have it, she ended up at the same concentration camp as her sisters.

One thing that stood out by story's end is how much guilt people can feel for not suffering as much as others. Wondering why they didn't die and others did or why they didn't end up having a tattooed number on their arms but others did, as though their suffering wasn't as bad. I believe that happens in life to this day.

At the end of the story there were afterwards by various people in the book, stories/brief bios of their births/deaths (or where they currently are living) etc. so that was very interesting and brought the story even to more life.

Recommendation: I highly recommend this book, but I would definitely begin with the first book in the series [book:The Tattooist of Auschwitz|38359036]. As difficult as it is to read the accounts of these sisters it is a sad, horrific, yet human spirit story that we all should never forget.

I have read many books about the Holocaust. So, as I read this one, I ask, what makes this story different? Three Sisters, by Heather Morris, I think answers that. Their father was ill decades before, but asks that each sister pledge to stay together. So, Cibi, Magda, and Livi are trying to do this.

When the Holocaust comes to Slovakia, is it possible to save your beloved siblings? Probably, not. Magda was sick, but left behind in a hospital because this would keep her safe. Livi must leave. Cibi is the oldest, and with incredible bravery decides to come home and go with Livi to go on the train which will lead to Auschwitz.

So, can Love and Care promise survival? Cibi most certainly does everything possible to give this to her sister, Livi. She tries to offer this to sooth Livi, but at night dreams of terror. Nothing in these circumstances will be easy, but living is essential.

The story describes all of this. You need to be ready to read a heartbreaking story and also one with beautiful characters who care deeply. We actually can try and save family. It does matter, because each of us when living with terror, needs hope and love, certainly. If close friends and family are present, you probably will do mush better.

This story touched my heart and proved strength again and again. I wish a deep story like this is enough to stop atrocities. Is that so? Has the world understood and changed this horror? We need to do more. Children and their families never deserve this. As people knowing what is occurring, perhaps ask if we needed to act faster, better, and with more care.

I am writing this as an American, and think and may know different facts then other countries. You read a story, and think to save people, but I do not think life works out so simply. Yet, this is a book about being in a concentration camp where one has virtually no say or power. To survive in any way was the true tribute. As democracies around the world, we can make this happen. Never give up hope, never give in to your worst fear, be brave and do what you think you can’t do, but most likely can.

Thank you NetGalley, Heather Morris, and St. Martin’s Press for providing a copy of this book. Heather Morris is a talented writer and I have read all her books. I appreciate this.

Who else loved The Tattooist of Auschwitz? 🙋🏻‍♀️ This whole series has been so beautifully written. It astonished me to see the story of these three unbelievably brave sisters. The years they spent in Auschwitz-Birkenau were full of heartbreak and strength…like all WWII stories spent in the camps.

The thing I loved most about this book was that it didn’t end when the war was over. We continued on the journey with the survivors and it was such a gift to see where their lives took them.

I highly recommend this book (and series) if you are a historical fiction fan!

Thank you to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for this arc. I’m sorry it’s taken me awhile to get to it!