I am always grateful when authors take us on little known journeys that open our minds and touch our hearts. In this historical fiction account, Heather Morris details the heartbreaking young life of Cecilia Klein (Cilka), after she was imprisoned and tortured in Auschwitz. Cilka's Journey focuses on the time after Cilka's charges of German collaboration and her consequent sentencing in a Russian prison camp. It is unfathomable that some prisoners from Jewish concentration camps were actually sentenced further for merely doing what was necessary to stay alive. This particular Gulag was located in the harshest of climates and the prisoners were subjected to intolerable conditions. It is an absolute tribute to the human spirit that Cilka persevered despite the constant barrage of human cruelty she endured in her young life.
Morris' writing is fundamental with little adornment, and yet, this type of writing works incredibly well with the subject. It lends a somber feeling to the story, which is certainly in line with poor Cilka's life. Kudos to the author for educating her readers about this little-known event in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
Many thanks to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for gifting me with this advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review. This title will be released on Oct. 1, 2019.
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