It's a story of the horrors of war, most especially World War II, the strength of family and loved ones, and the resilience of good people. With the way the writing was done, I had trouble feeling any sort of emotional connection to the characters.

Books by Anna Stuart (Author of The Midwife of Auschwitz) Books by Anna Stuart (Author of The Midwife of Auschwitz)

On January 27, 1970 Stanisława attended an official celebration in Warsaw, where she met the women prisoners of Auschwitz and their grown-up children who had been born in the camp.The Midwife Of Aushcwitz' discusses some topics that may upset some readers or may not be suitable for others. Leszczyńska quickly learned to have women in labor lie on the rarely lit brick stove in the center of the barracks—the only place that could accommodate a laboring woman. He assigned her to work in the camp’s “maternity ward,” a set of filthy barracks that was less a place to care for pregnant women than a place to usher them into death.

The Midwife of Auschwitz: Extraordinary life of heroine who The Midwife of Auschwitz: Extraordinary life of heroine who

I wanted to be an author from the moment I could pick up a pen and was writing boarding-school novels by the age of nine. Despite threats and beatings by Klara, Leszczyńska simply began caring for mothers and delivering their babies. Stanisława enrolled at the midwife college and completed her studies with an Alumnae Achievement Award in 1922. Nazi-occupied Vienna, 1940: An absolutely heartbreaking story—based on devastating real events—about tragedy, friendship and courage in the face of impossible odds. With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.Determined to save as many as possible, and at immense risk to her own life, Leszczyńska refused to take part saying she ‘would not be Herod to the innocents, she would respect the Hippocratic oath and not kill children.

The Midwife of Auschwitz: Inspired by a heartbreaking true

Auschwitz is best known as a place of death—a hellish extermination camp, the largest of its kind, where at least 1. She was born in Lodz in 1896 and spent her early years in relatively peace—marrying, studying for her midwife’s certificate, having children. I had never heard of either of these until I read this book so another huge thank you Anna for making myself and others aware. Josef Mengele, the camp’s infamous “Angel of Death,” who was known for his brutal experiments on twins and other inmates.Ana es una cristiana sospechosa de estar en la resistencia ayudando al pueblo judío, una comadrona que trajo al mundo a Ester. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Ana Kaminski is pushed through the iron gates of Auschwitz beside her frightened young friend Ester Pasternak. After interrogation by the Gestapo, Stanisława Leszczyńska and her 24-year-old daughter Sylwia were transported to the Auschwitz concentration camp on April 17, 1943, and tattooed with the camp numbers 41335 and 41336 respectively. The benefits of third person perspective with multiple protagonists are that it let's you see the bigger picture of what's going on and you get to know more characters more, what they are thinking and what they are doing.