The Ballerina of Auschwitz
Young Adult Edition of The Choice
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Narrated by:
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Gilli Messer
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Tovah Feldshuh
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In this young adult edition of the bestselling, award-winning memoir The Choice, Holocaust survivor and renowned psychologist Dr. Edith Eger shares her harrowing experiences and gives listeners the gift of hope and strength.
Edie is a talented dancer and a skilled gymnast with hopes of making the Olympic team. Between her rigorous training and her struggle to find her place in a family where she’s the daughter “with brains but no looks,” Edie’s too busy to dwell on the state of the world. But life in Hungary in 1943 is dangerous for a Jewish girl.
Just as Edie falls in love for the first time, Europe collapses into war, and Edie’s family is forced onto a train bound for the Auschwitz concentration camp. Even in those darkest of moments, Edie’s beloved, Eric, kindles hope. “I’ll never forget your eyes,” he tells her through the slats of the cattle car. Auschwitz is horrifying beyond belief, yet through starvation and unthinkable terrors, dreams of Eric sustain Edie. Against all odds, Edie and her sister Magda survive, thanks to their sisterhood and sheer grit.
Edie returns home filled with grief and guilt. Survival feels more like a burden than a gift—until Edie recognizes that she has a choice. She can’t change the past, but she can choose how to live and even to love again.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-22-25
Loved it
Incredible story. Its lessons were very valuable and inspiring. I enjoyed listening to it and would highly recommend it.
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- Ainsley B.
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Her bravery and her words she used to portray her story were so eloquently put.
I enjoyed this book. It was another piece of history I learned about. I find Dr. Edith to be an extraordinary woman who faced so much adversity and overcame it with her head held high and so much love in the end.
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