Three Sisters
Heather Morris
A promise to stay together. An unbreakable bond. A fierce will to survive. more
416 pages, Hardcover
First published St. Martin's Press
4.38
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Heather Morris
20 books 7905 followers
I am a Native of New Zealand now resident in Australia, working in a large public hospital in Melbourne. For several years I studied and wrote screenplays, one of which was optioned by an academy award winning Screenwriter in the U.S. In 2003, I was introduced to an elderly gentleman "who might just have a story worth telling". The day I met Lale Sokolov changed my life, as our friendship grew and he embarked on a journey of self scrutiny, entrusting the inner most details of his life during the Holocaust. I originally wrote Lale's story as a screenplay - which ranked high in international competitions - before reshaping it into my debut novel, The Tattooist of Auschwitz.Community reviews
This story follows three Slovakian sisters, Livia, Magda, and Cibi. In 1929, when the girls were very young, their father made them promise to stay together, no matter what happened. In 1942, fifteen year old Livia and nineteen year old Cibi are rounded up and taken to Auschwitz while their seventeen year old sister, Magda, escapes the roundup because she is in the nearby hospital. Eventually Magda joins them during their last year at the camp, once she, their mother, and their grandfather are also rounded up. There aren't many Auschwitz/Birkenau survivors left but Heather Morris was able to talk with Livia, Magda, and their families, in 2019/2020, about their experiences before, during and after their lives in the concentration camps. more
A solid 4 stars for a book of courage in the face of incredible cruelty. This book is the story of 3 sisters, Cibi, Magda and Livi. They are living in Vranov, Slovakia, when the Germans invade. Prior to the invasion, their father calls them together in 1929 and makes them promise to always be there for one another. They are Jewish. more
4. 5 STARSThree sisters- Cibi, Magda, and LiviA promise to their father to always stay together. A will to survive. The family has 3 daughters. One in the hospital, one young enough to escape the clutch of the Nazis and one a part of the Zionist youth movement. more
“Three Sisters”, …. Historical Holocaust- ‘based-on-a- true-story’, novel was written from love, warmth, and compassion…. which any reader can see. Heather Morris’s own heart is as big as they come. Heather met with two of the sisters - 90ish- years old- still alive - who spent hours with Heather sharing their story. more
2. 5 starsA wartime novel focused on the love and bond between sisters. Based on true events, sisters Cibi, Magda and Livi share a promise to their father that they will always look out for one another. This promise carries them through several harrowing years living as Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps. One theme that stuck with me throughout this novel was how people suffered with ‘survivors guilt’. more
3. 5 stars, rounded upWarning - there is a major disconnect between the synopsis of this book and what it actually covers. My rating is based on what I hoped to get out of the book, not the quality of the book itself. The book itself was well written and expressive. Three Sisters is the third book in The Tattooist of Auschwitz series. more
4. 25 starsHeather Morris has done it again. A promise to stay together. An unbreakable bond. A fierce will to survive. more
Three Sisters is the final book in The Tattooist of Auschwitz trilogy. I read the first and second and have been looking forward to where the story would go next. Three Sisters is the story of Cibi, Magda, and Livia, young sisters living in Slovakia. Their father makes them promise they will stick together. When the Nazis invade, Livia is sent to Auschwitz, and Cibi follows her. more
I had extremely high hopes- maybe unrealistic expectations-😬- that this book would hit all the feels for me. I absolutely adored the first two heart wrenching books in this series. ❤️ I had trouble staying connected with this one. Still a good book- worth the read- for sure. But the first two were better, in my opinion. more
For me this was probably the most emotional of the series so far as the three sisters struggled to uphold the promise they made to their father as little children to always stay together. The Slovakian Hlinka Guards had other ideas and soon the family found themselves torn apart by the Nazi collaborators. Again this was another well researched novel with Heather Morris talking to Livia, Magda, and their families about their experiences before, during and after World War II. Therefore the story contains real events in their lives and how they survived the death camps and found freedom and a home in Israel. It is another rough reading experience as the women had to watch some of their family march to the gas chambers. more
Three Sisters was the third book by Heather Morris that I had the opportunity to read. It was not my favorite of her books but I appreciated that Heather Morris was able to share the sister’s story with her readers. These stories must continue to be handed down and talked about through future generations so that a Holocaust can never happen again. As in her two previous novels, Heather Morris was able to convey and portray through dialogue and acts the love, anguish, terror, regrets, bravery, courage, determination and resilience all three sisters experienced during the Nazi occupation and their time in Auschwitz/Birkenau. I listened to the audiobook that was brilliantly narrated by Finty Williams. more
In Slovakia, years before World War II, the three young Meller sisters made a promise to their ill father that they would always stay together. Their promise would be tested in 1942 when the Nazis started to round up all the Jewish teenagers. Middle sister Magda, age 17, was sent to the local hospital for protection while Cibi, the oldest at 19 and young Livi, age 15, were rounded up and told they were being sent to do work for the Germans. They were transported and sent to a compound of barbed wired buildings with an entry sign reading Arbeit Macht Frei. They were sent to Auschwitz. more
2 – 1/2*This book has a very superficial feel to it in spite of the subject matter. Slovakian sisters Cibi, Livia and Magda make a solemn promise to their dying father to always stay together and to take care of each other. Cibi and Livi are the first to be carted off to Auschwitz-Birkenau even before the camp buildings are completed so much so the sisters get 4-digit tattoos which in some cases keeps them out of the gas chambers. Magda is saved by a doctor in their home town who keeps her in hospital for safety as long as he can before she has to be released. It is two years before Magda is captured and ends up with her sisters in the camp. more
4 Birkenau starsHeather Morris continues her historical fiction (based on real people) writing with this compelling story of the three Meller sisters. Born in Slovakia, the siblings make a promise to their father that they will always stick together and help each other. Little did they all know that they would have to survive years at Auschwitz, Birkenau, and a death march. Livia and Cibi are ordered there first, both are teenagers. Magda has been hidden away, but eventually all the Jews from their town are sent to Auschwitz. more
3. 5 starsIn her third novel, Heather Morris once again brings us a tale of tragedy, heartbreak, and survival through the story of Slovakian sisters Cibi, Magda, and Livi Meller. When they were only a few years old, the three sisters made a promise to their father that they ended up keeping for the rest of their lives: that the three of them would always take care of each other and watch out for one another no matter what happens in their lives. Several years later, their beloved father is dead, but the promise they made to him continues to live on. When Livi, the youngest of the sisters at 15 years old, is ordered to Auschwitz, 19 year old Cibi decides to go with her. more
4. 5 StarsThis is a work of fiction, as it states clearly, but many of the characters included in this story were real people whose stories are shared through the creativity of Heather Morris. As this story begins, it is June of 1929 and the setting is Vranov nad Topl’ou in Slovakia where three sisters, Cibi, Magda and Livi are sitting in their backyard with their father. Livi is only three years old - the wild one, Cibi is the oldest at seven and has a fiery temper, and Magda is five, the beautiful and gentle one. He knows he will be having a surgery the next day, and wants them to promise him one thing, a promise that they will always take care of each other, no matter what happens. more
This is a strong story but the author failed to give it the emotion and realism it deserved. I am rating the author’s writing here-not the incredible bravery and strength of the three sisters. more
Review Posted to Blog: books-are-a-girls-best-friend. comA harrowing tale of Three Sisters and the promise they made to each other. The year is 1942, the place is Slovakia. Cibi, Magda, and Livia are teenagers living when the Nazis come. Though they made a promise to their father to stay together, the Nazis have their orders. more
This is the third book in the Tattooist of Auschwitz Series but can be read as a stand-alone. Three Sisters by Heather Morris is a beautifully written heartbreaking story based on true events. Morris is an auto-buy author for me because I love WWII Fiction and she has a way of bringing life lessons to the forefront in such a positive way. In Three Sisters, Morris shares the story of Cibi, Magda and Livia. As families were being torn apart during WWII, these children promised their father that they would stay together, no matter what happened. more
Like the other books in this series, Heather Morris has brought the lives of real people to life in Three Sisters. Stories of survival in WWII and the Holocaust are heartbreaking and inspiring and Three Sisters is no different. Livia, Cibi, and Magda suffered but remained hopeful and resourceful in the concentration camps much like Lale and Cilka in the first books in this series. more
⭐️4. 5 Stars⭐️Wow Three Sisters by Heather Morris is an utterly incredible story. This is a difficult and overwhelming book to review, it was a remarkably enjoyable read but that doesn’t sound right considering the theme of the story. It’s a powerful and inspiring story of hope, resilience, commitment and courage. It’s so difficult to imagine that in this world we live in less than one hundred years ago genocide, a horrible abomination to kill Jews was orchestrated, it’s beyond belief. more
The third book in the Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is equally as good as the previous two. The Three Sisters is, as the name suggests, about three sisters and the ties that bind a family. What sets this book apart is that roughly 40% is set after Cibi, Magda and Livi escape the camp and one-third of the story tells of their lives in the Promised Land. As with Morris’ other two books, the story is true and was created with the help of many interviews. At the end of the book are several afterwords — one from Livi and the others from descendants. more
In this third book in "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" trilogy author Heather Morris (based on an incredible true story) tells the story of three Slovakian sisters Cibi, Magda and Livia. They make a promise to their father that they will always stay together, no matter what. The story follows the sister's before, during and after they were sent to Auschwitz and Birkenau. They struggle to survive illness, starvation and are forced to go on a death march. Author Heather Morris captures the beauty and the horror in the three sisters lives. more
Juraram Sobreviver…“Ouve, Livi — sussurra Cibi, com urgência na voz. — Nem que tenhamos de comer pedras, pregos e o que mais conseguirmos arranjar, sobreviveremos a este lugar, entendido. Em choque, incapaz de falar. Livi apenas anui. Sim. more
Rounded up to 3 stars. I was planning on just rating this book and not say anything . The first book was a 3. 5 stars for me and the second barely received 2 stars. The story is for sure compelling and heartbreaking, but unfortunately, in my opinion, the writing does not deliver. more
4,5Tras leer el Tatuador de Auschwitz y el Viaje de Cilka, tenia ganas de leer este tercer libro, que aunque son libros independientes, tienen personajes que están relacionados. Una historia REAL que narra la vida de tres hermanas que viven en Eslovaquia. La historia comienza cuando su padre, aun siendo unas niñas, les hace prometer que pase lo que pase van a permanecer juntas. Cuando los nazis invaden Eslovaquia, Livia es enviada al campo de concentración y su hermana Cibi la sigue para no dejarla sola, al cabo del tiempo, Magda, se unirá a ellas. La novela nos contará su estancia en el campo concentración, lo que tenían que hacer para sobrevivir, y como es la vida después, esas marchas de la muerte que sufrieron los que lograron superar los campos de concentración, el regreso a Eslovaquia, y un último viaje…Sobretodo este libro es una historia de supervivencia, donde veremos como el ser humano es capaz de seguir adelante, aunque siempre tengas en la cabeza el horror de lo que has vivido, una novela donde se valor el amor de la familia, el sentimiento de culpabilidad que tienen muchos prisioneros…Añado, que la autora fue elegida por las hermanas y su familia para escribir esta historia, después de que algunos familiares leyeran el tatuador de Auschwitz, todo esta explicado en las notas finales de la autora. more
Tai širdį verianti, įkvepianti ir pakylėjanti istorija. Nors ji kiek kitokia knyga, nei prieš tai skaitytos autorės knygos. Bet smagu buvo skaityti ir kaip seserims sekėsi gyventi ir kurti savo ateitį. Aš labai džiaugiuosi, kad išgyvenę žmonės pasakoja savo istorijas, kad jos keliauja iš lūpų į lūpas ir pasiekia mūsų visu širdis. ❤️. more
This book is wonderful. This is the true story of 3 sisters, Cibi, Magda and Livi, who made a promise to their father before he died that they will always protect one another. Years later, when all three were reunited in Auschwitz, this promise would be put to the test again and again. Will they be able to survive the cruelty, heartbreak, near starvation and so damn much more. Three Sisters moves along at a good pace and then you get to the end of the story to the Epilogue, Author's Note and the Afterword. more