I was excited to read this book and review it pre-released through Net Galley. This novel concerned the impact of WWII on the Gypsys. This book is based on the life of Helene Hannemann, a German woman who married a Gypsy and had 5 children. She ended up in Auschwitz and under Dr Mengele opened and ran a day care/school in the camp. This book was fantastic!! She brought a bit of normal to approximately 100 children for a few hours a day during a horrific time. The book was extremely well written without being too graphic. I recommend having a box of Kleenex nearby but well worth it to read this amazing woman's story!

AUSCHWITZ LULLABY by MARIO ESCOBAR is a sensitively written novel which tells the story of Helene Hannemann, a German woman who was taken away to Auschwitz-Birkenau with her gypsy husband and five children. She was imprisoned in the gypsy camp with her children, who she guarded fiercely. We see how her unselfish life, her determination to survive for the sake of her children and her love and caring for all the children in the nursery school and bigger school that she ran in the camp really made a difference in the hell hole in which they were forced to exist.
In this novel, which reveals the madness of man's inhumanity towards his fellow man, we see the difference that one woman, who wasn't even afraid to stand up to the sadistic Doctor Mengele, made with her life which she poured out for others.
The book is an eye opener and most inspirational. I feel it is a real classic. The author has obviously done a great deal of research into what went on in that horrific time in history and the novel is well worth reading.
I was given a free copy of the book by Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. The opinions in this review are entirely my own.

I loved the Auschwitz Lullaby. While it was horrifying to read about such tragedies, it shows you a side of the concentration camps that is barely written about. This is the story of a wife and her Romani "gypsy" husband who end up at Auschwitz. It is the story of how the wife helps the children if the camp and creates a school. I liked reading about a part of WWII history that isn't talked about much. Highly recommended.

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion of it.

Auschwitz lullaby is a heartbreaking yet well written true story of the Holocaust. One of the best I have ever read. It let you see a part of history you really never read about, the children’s school/ nursery in Auschwitz. I have read hundreds of books on the Holocaust but no book like this. I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.