Adlington, Lucy
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529311983
- author:
- Adlington, Lucy
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Hodder And Stoughton Ltd.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Fashion,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive In one of the darkest periods of human history, a group of young women were given a chance to survive the Holocaust through their sewing skills. Twenty-five inmates of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp were selected to design, cut, and sew beautiful fashions for elite Nazi women in a dedicated salon. These women, mainly Jewish, were forced to work in the salon, where they wove a thread of hope and resistance into their daily lives. Drawing on diverse sources, including interviews with the last surviving seamstress, historian Lucy Adlington sheds light on their extraordinary stories, revealing the courage and resilience of these brave women. Their story is a powerful and absorbing account of survival, friendship, and resistance, set against the backdrop of one of the most horrific periods of human history.
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