
Lily's Promise
How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live
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Narrated by:
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Anna Cordell
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Dov Forman
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By:
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Lily Ebert
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Dov Forman
About this listen
With a foreword written and read by HRH the Prince of Wales, patron of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.
When Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert was liberated in 1945, a Jewish American soldier gave her a banknote on which he’d written ‘Good luck and happiness’. And when her great-grandson Dov decided to use social media to track down the family of the GI, 96-year-old Lily found herself making headlines round the world. Lily had promised herself that if she survived Auschwitz, she would tell everyone the truth about the camp. Now was her chance.
In Lily’s Promise, she writes movingly about her happy childhood in Hungary, the death of her mother and two youngest siblings on their arrival at Auschwitz in 1944 and her determination to keep her two other sisters safe. She describes the inhumanity of the camp and the small acts of defiance that gave her strength. From there, she and her sisters became slave labour in a munitions factory and then faced a death march that they barely survived.
Lily lost so much, but she built a new life for herself and her family, first in Israel and then in London. It wasn’t easy; the pain of her past was always with her, but this extraordinary woman found the strength to speak out in the hope that such evil would never happen again.
Lily's story is brought to life by actress Anna Cordell in this audiobook, alongside Dov Forman, with Lily reading her dedication.
©2021 Lily Ebert and Dov Forman (P)2021 Macmillan Publishers International LimitedCritic reviews
"A stunningly moving book about the power of hope and love to overcome the very worst of mankind." (Piers Morgan)
"Utterly compelling, heartbreaking, truthful and yet redemptive, a memoir of the Holocaust, a testimony of irrepressible spirit and an unforgettable family chronicle, written in lucid prose by a truly remarkable woman about her life from Hungary to Auschwitz, Israel to London. I couldn't stop reading it." (Simon Sebag Montefiore)
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This should be a mandatory book for schools
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It is an epic journey, from an almost idyllic childhood in pre-war Hungary to the horrors of loss and separation and incarceration in the camps. Every bit as fascinating are Lily’s post war experiences in Israel and then in London and her efforts, largely successful to build a wonderful life for herself and her growing family. However, Lily is clear that her traumas have had an impact, not only on herself but the younger generations and she is insightful when she talks about this.
The reading by Anna Cordell strikes just the right note. She has a beautiful voice which is quietly expressive, matching the spare, unsentimental material. You feel that she is never intruding on the story by over-dramatising Lily’s words. Rather, she lets this amazing tale speak for itself.
I am very grateful to Lily, Dov and Anna for this experience.
An amazing story, beautifully read
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This book is one woman's memories of her time growing up in Hungary, to the Nazy occupation and being taken on the trains to Auschwitz. Once freed by the Russians she tells her story from then on till now.
An amazing woman and a true inspiration
As you can tell I was greatly moved by this book and would highly recommend.
Inspirational
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Brilliant
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Amazing account of something utterly atrocious
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Just wonderful
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Amazing
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Absolutely inspiring and touching
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Heartbreaking
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