“A moving portrayal of one young woman’s heroic life story, Do Not Cry When I Die carries us from genocide and war to love and family…From Auschwitz to Bergen Belsen to America, Renee’s journey is one of hope through the ashes of the past, and at ninety-five years young, Renee continues to speak truth to evil, transforming hopelessness and despair with a young woman’s courage.” HEATHER DUNE MACADAM author of 999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Transport to Auschwitz

“An unforgettable story about the power of love, a story that reminds us how important hope is, a story that proves to us that human beings are remarkable and endlessly inspiring. Thank you Kate Thompson and Renee Salt for writing such an important and necessary book.”

—NATASHA LESTER, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan

“Do Not Cry When I Die was a privilege to read. It is a deeply moving memoir, beautifully written and researched. What a fascinating, heartbreaking story…How heartening to see the strength of family love and resilience threading through the narrative. I was engrossed from the opening - 'It was a time of innocence... until it wasn't.'” LUCY ADLINGTON, author of The Dressmaker of Auschwitz

“A poignant memoir of the raw loss and horrors experienced by survivor Renee Salt, not only through the Holocaust, but in the daily struggles following liberation. Renee Salt and Kate Thompson come together in powerful unity in a way that is both deeply moving and unforgettable. This is a story the world needs to know.” MADELINE MARTIN, New York Times bestselling author of The Booklover’s Library

“A powerful account of a young girl’s incredible resilience in the face of the unthinkable horror of the Holocaust, Renee Salt’s memoir is needed now more than ever. Interspersed with Kate Thompson’s intricate research, this memoir follows Renee as she is ripped from a happy childhood in Poland and forced into ghettos and concentration camps. However, her story does not end there but follows her liberation and—against all odds—the life she built after the war. A riveting read.” JULIA KELLY, international bestselling author of The Lost English Girl

“Do Not Cry When I Die is a powerful testament to a mother’s love during unbelievable hardship. From ghettos to concentration camps to slave labor camps, Renee and her mother Sala miraculously stayed by each other’s side and held each other up. Renee’s story of resilience and survival is powerful, poignant, and deeply important. A must-read.” ELIZABETH BELLAK, co-author of Renia’s Diary

“An eloquent, moving, fascinating account told with sincerity and style. This is a book that will stay with me for a long time. The personal nature of Renee’s testament intermixed seamlessly with Kate’s research makes a very full, engaging and touching read. The searing, unflinching honesty of the account takes the reader deep into a period of time we should never be allowed to forget in an involving and very thought-provoking way.” ANNA STUART, author of The Midwife of Auschwitz