A story of courage and family. You can feel the anguish, pain and also the love within these characters. We will never truly understand what they went through, but Heather writes a heartfelt and telling story about the past that we should never forget.

"Even in hell, they found enough hope to help them fulfill a promise." ~ Heather Morris

Heather Morris concludes The Tattooist of Auschwitz series with another shocking and inspiring novel, Three Sisters. Based on the lives of the Meller sisters — Cibi, Magda, and Livi — the book reminds readers that even amid darkness and the most horrific circumstances, family is always worth fighting for! A journey of survival, loss, hope, and restoration, Three Sisters recounts the sisters' lives, held together by an unbreakable promise to care for one another and never let anything separate them.

"The three of you are stronger together, you must never forget that." ~ Heather Morris

As the tensions of World War II increase, the rumors that the Nazis are rounding up teens for work becomes a reality in the Meller family's small Slovakian town. Determined to keep their vow to their father, the sisters will do whatever it takes to stay together. However, when Livi (15 years old) is selected to be transported to Auschwitz, Cibi (19 years old) follows her, refusing to let anything but death tear her away from her sister. Meanwhile, Magda (17 years old) is saved by a local doctor and remains in their hometown, frequently hiding from the Nazis and praying for her sisters' safety.

Thrust into horror beyond your worst nightmares, Cibi and Livi must learn how to navigate and survive the Nazi's infamous death camp, the hope of being reunited with Magda driving them to live another day. Nevertheless, as one year turns into two, the sisters become weary. Will they ever be free and reunited with Magda? What has happened to the rest of their family? If they do survive, will they be able to move past the trauma?

"The story of these three sisters, Cibi, Magda and Livia, is an amazing tale of wits and courage. Their incredible survival, their arrival to and settlement in Israel, and their thriving 'tribe,' are all evidence of their victory." ~ Yossi Lahva (Lang)

As I read Three Sisters, the magnitude of the heinous acts of anti-Semitism and persecution struck me. It seemed wholly unfair that I should be reading this book in the comfort of my home while the sisters were starving and suffering. Yet, a part of me was also filled with deep gratitude because through the survivors' strength, the roads of Israel were paved for our generation to dwell in the Promised Land we see today!

While I didn't connect to this book as much as Heather Morris' other publications, the Meller sisters' story deserves to be read. Written in the third person, the novel didn't flow as well as The Tattooist of Auschwitz or Cilka's Journey; however, the scenes and atmosphere changed whenever Magda was present. I'm not sure if this is because the author felt more connected to her or because Magda was the hope and glue that held the sisters together. No matter, as I spoke to Heather (interview coming soon) and understood the purpose of this novel, I knew that it was a significant piece of literature that people need to read. It doesn't matter who you are; the way the Jews and those who didn't fit into Hitler's "Aryan" vision were treated should never be justified or repeated!

"'We are all survivors,' Cibi tells her sisters. 'We have all been beaten, starved and tortured, but look at us, we're still moving, still alive.'" ~ Heather Morris

Positive content: 3⭐️
Language: 0⭐️
Sexual content: 0⭐️
Violence: 4.5⭐️
Age: 16+

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a pre-release copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own!*

Thank You to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for gifting me this beautiful ARC. The third book in a series of stand-alone novels written by author, Heather Morris. In exchange I offer my unbiased review.

Available today, October 5, 2021.

A fictionalized story based on three sisters from Slovakia, who make a promise to their father, to always stay together. Little do they know, just how far this promise will test them. When Livi, age 15 is rounded up by the Hlinka Guard, her older sister Cibi, age 19 volunteers to join Livi for “work detail”. Middle sister Magda, is hospitalized and unaware that her sisters are being taken to “work” for the Germans. So begins a 2.5 year nightmare. The sisters are sent to Auschwitz, where they are faced with atrocities and cruelties unimaginable. What saves the girls time & time again is their wits, determination, resilience and promise to stay together at all costs. The afterwards in this novel brought so many tears to my eyes. The sisters survive to lead prosperous and fruitful lives filled with many generations of proud, strong willed Jews. Every new life is a victory against Hitler and his plan of annihilation. While this book lacked some of the emotional elements I felt in both The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey, Heather Morris does capture the intensity, compassion and will to bare witness. It’s an ultimately uplifting story and one worth reading. As we are already mark the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, fewer and fewer survivors are left to share and record their stories. It is a testament and privilege to hear and read their accounts. #NeverForget #NeverAgain

Having read the Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s journey I had great expectation for this story and wasn’t disappointed.
This is a true story about three sisters that survived their imprisonment in Auschwitz and later immigrated to Israel. It is a heart breaking story that not only shows the strength of human endurance but also how often impulsive reaction overrides clear thinking. This would result in a spontaneous action that could have had deadly consequences for themselves or other people.
The return to the family home didn’t exactly have the welcoming mat out.
One of the things I hadn’t realized up to the point of reading the book that it wasn’t an easy accomplishment to immigrate to Israel after the war. Lots of politics between the various countries made it hard and not always successful.

I'm having a hard time writing a review for this book. It moved me so much! Meticulously researched Heather Morris gives us the third in a loose trilogy that began with The Tattooist of Auschwitz and continued on with Cilka's Journey before concluding with The Three Sisters. It's hard for me to come up with the words to describe the feelings of despair and sadness that I experienced, but also the hope I felt reading these books. Tears fell....I felt a kinship with the sisters. Even though not Jewish, my mother's parents came from Czechoslovakia (Slovakia) around the turn of the century. With 7 aunts and uncles, not to mention all the cousins, our family gatherings felt very much like the one Ms. Morris wrote of near the end of the book. We need to never forget the Holocaust! The sisters will stay with me for a very long time. After finishing the story be sure and read the author's notes at the end.
Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

When I first saw the news about this book, I jumped at the chance to read it because I had enjoyed the author's previous books in the series, particularly The Tattooist of Auschwitz. On paper, this story should be just as compelling as those previous books, but it falls completely flat because of extremely simplistic writing. Even though this book is based on the true experiences of a real family, the writing made it impossible for me to get invested in any of the characters. At times, this book genuinely felt like it was written for teenagers. It was ultimately a disappointment, especially given the author's previous works.

Thank you Net Galley for an ARC for Three Sisters by Heather Morris. Amazing story of three very brave sisters that spanned WW2 concentration camps to settling in for a reimagined life in Isreal after the war. Even though this is #3 in the Tattooist of Auschwitz series, this story can stand on its own. I really intrigued the story of their time and lives in Isreal and how they learned to trust people again. The story of how the sisters survived the camps is heartbreaking. The cruelty of people is just indescribable. I would have liked more details about their time in their new country of Isreal and how they reestablished their lives. I'm sure it had to be more challenging than the story told. Well done Heather Morris on telling their story.
SOME SPOILERS: Cibi, Magda, and Livi are three sisters that lived with their mother and grandfather in Slovakia. Cibi and Livi were taken to Auschwitz and Birkenau. Magda was temporarily saved by a kind doctor but eventually joined her sisters in the concentration camp. After years of horrors and captivity, they escaped on a death march near the end of the war. Through the help of strangers and others, the sisters stuck together and rebuilt their lives. A few years later, Magda and Livi took on the adventure to resettle in the new land of Isreal to build a land where they are free to be Jewish. Cibi eventually joined them with her new family. They learned to live and establish a new normal for themselves They lived full and long, happy lives in spite the cruelty they experienced during their time at the camps. I was amazed at the end of the story, Heather Morris included real life interviews, timelines, and background information of these three amazing women and their families. For my ARC, it was about 800 pages but on Goodreads, the book is listed at 416 pages. I'm not sure why the difference. Regardless of page numbers, this is an outstanding story of survival.

Three Sisters is an outstanding novel based on the true story of three sisters and their fight for survival during World War II. Cibi, Magda and Livi are sisters living in Slovakia in 1942. Before his death their father made the sisters promise to always take care of each other and not allow anyone to separate them. This pledge becomes the chorus of the plot as Cibi and Livi are sent to Auschwitz-Borkenau. Magda hides at home with her mother and grandfather until they are rounded up and sent to Auschwitz in 1944. Morris's writing details Cibi's and Livi's daily anguish, but also gives her reader hope for their survival. All three sisters are remarkable women who share responsibility for their collective survival. Morris provides a new outlook on an often written about subject. This is a fascinating novel and the afterward, from the women's families, should not be skipped.

𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨!

This is my third book from this author and I just love her writing. Three Sisters tell the story of Cibi, Magda and Livi and the horrors they endured during Holocaust. A story about survival, love, promises and hope that you need to read.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this gifted copy.

Three Sisters by Heather Morris releases tomorrow October 5, 2021z

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦: 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘐𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭, 𝘈𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

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4.5/5

Three Sisters was a hard book to read at times but it was beautifully done. Inspired by the true story of of three sisters, Cibi, Magda and Livi, who survived the atrocities of Auschwitz and began a new life in Israel. Yes, a book like this is so very hard to read, it is heart breaking but it is a reminder that we should never forget what happened.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the review copy.

Three Sisters is the latest in the Tattooist of Auschwitz series, but the book only tangentially refers to characters from the Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey. It stands on it own and makes Cibi, Magda and Livia's story as compelling as the other entries by Heather Morris. You can see with the writing the amount of care and attention that the author had with the real life experiences of these three sisters. Their struggles and survival makes it more amazing that these events happened to real people even if some details are fictionalized.

While I find it hard to rave about a book that looks so deeply into the lives of three women during WWII and shares their pain so accurately; I am without a doubt, incredibly thankful that I read Three Sisters by Heather Morris. This is Morris’ third novel and it is totally on par with her previous two. Three Sisters is a fact-based account of how three sisters, Livia, Magda and Cibi experience the horrors of being Jewish women in Nazi Germany. While enduring the termoil of Nazi Germany, the three women remain true to their pact to always stay together and find strength that most of us cannot even imagine. Their stories don’t end when the war is over and Morris takes readers through their lives as they attempt to return to their hometown and then to create a new home all over Europe and into Israel. Following each woman’s journey accurately depicts the fact that even though the war was over, their experiences have changed them for eternity. I spent the entire time reading in awe of the women’s strength, their resilience and their dedication to each other. Morris has the gift of creating words that come to life and readers will be transported back in time. Three Sisters is a challenging read, as any accurate WWII book should be, but it is beautifully written and filled with hope and love. I especially enjoyed the contributions by family members at the end of the novel and appreciated that they shared their family’s powerful history.

A sincere thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Three Sisters is an incredibly moving and emotional story about Livi, Magda, and Cibi, a trio of Slovakian sisters who endure the hardships, heartbreak and cruelty that so many Jews faced during World War II. They make a promise to their father to always stay together and they try to uphold this promise through years spent in concentration camps at the hand of the Nazis. Based on a true story, it's a tale of triumph over evil, heroism, survival and courage. Historical fiction lovers will enjoy this latest book by Heather Morris. The Author's Note and Afterword Sections are must-reads!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this ARC.

Another powerful novel by Heather Morris (Tattooist of Auschwitz ). This heartwarming story tells of the courage, resilience and love of three Jewish sisters living in Slovakia during the Nazi regime.
The sisters had made a promise to their father prior to his death to look out for each other.
Ciba, age 19 is training to travel to Israel to reside in the Jewish settlement. When she arrives home one weekend she learns that her younger sister , Livia aged 15 has been ordered to Auschwitz. The family had sent Magda age 17 a way with the help of the family Doctor but were not worried about Livia because she was too young and the Germans were not taking girls her age. Ciba remembering the promise to her father abandon her dreams of Israel and joins her sister to Auschwitz.
Ciba and Livia are a strength to each other as they endure and fear the the horrendous conditions and horrid events in the camp.
Magda , who has escaped going to the camp for a few years is finally ordered to go with her Mother and Grandfather.
She escapes during the trip but is recaptured.
When she arrives at the camp she is saved by her sisters.
Their Mother and grandfather are sent to the gas chambers on their arrival in camp. This is the last day the chambers are used.
The three sisters continue to endure and eventually escape during the death March.
After the war ended , they are determined to survive and have hope.
This is a true story of courage, determination, resilience , strength and love.
Many thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

I have read a lot of WWII fiction, and this one really captivated me. I liked #1 and #3 in this series, but #2 fell flat for me.

In this one, #3, the pages after the book was complete included letters from some of the family, and it was interesting to read those and learn how much of the story was based on actual events.

I know that some people feel this category of books is overdone but the reality is there are still Holocaust deniers and anti-semitism is still very much around.

This is the story of three Slovakian sisters and their experiences during WW2. Livia, Magda, and Cibi are the ultimate story of courage, loyalty and suffering. They sacrifice so much for one another. If you enjoyed reading the first 2 of the series by Heather Morris, this book will not disappoint. Morris is skilled at writing the heartbreaking tales of those during the Holocaust.
**Huge thanks to NetGalley for the ARC

The last in the series, this one was equally as hard-hitting. Perhaps since I’m from a family of four sisters, I could more easily relate to that strong unspoken bond between the three sisters. From start to finish, I couldn’t stop reading - as awful as the atrocities were, the resiliency & commitment to their family kept me reading. The Afterword sections by Livia, Oded, Ayala, and Yossi, and Heather, herself, made this novel even more meaningful. Hearing about the ongoing legacy of this family because of their strength and courage. Thank you for sharing your story - the emotional load had to have been heavy, but your story will ensure the horrors of Auschwitz and Birkenau will not be forgotten, nor will the love & joy of survival of generations.

Thank you to NetGalley & St Martin’s Press for an Advanced Reader’s Copy.

I received an ARC of Three Sisters in exchange for an honest review. I have read Heather Morris' two previous novels about WWII. In fact all three books are titled as part of a series, but they really aren't a series. Each can be read independently. This story follows three sisters and their experiences during the war. This story also covers several years after the war has ended. This is another good WWII novel that you should read if you like historical novels.

Three Sisters is another important story of survival and love among three sisters, Cibi, Magda and Livi during WWII. Heather Morris does another amazing job of sharing their true story with us. The three sisters make a promise to their father that they will always stick together and watch out for each other, and this promise is the lifeline that binds them and saves them through one of the most horrific times in our world’s history: the genocide of the Jews by the Nazis. For so many reasons, especially in these current times, sharing this story helps to remind us of how quickly people can turn on each other and how love can be the bond that saves. I read this book in 24 hours. I loved it as much as I loved the first two in this trilogy. Thank you, Heather Morris for sharing their story. Thank you ever so much to the publisher and Netgalley for the honor of reading an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Heather Morris’ The Three Sisters follows her two previous historical fiction Holocaust novels, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2018) and Cilka’s Journey (2019), the latter of which starts during the Holocaust but is largely set in a Siberian prison camp. Although The Three Sisters briefly alludes to the main characters of the two earlier books, readers do not need to have read either before reading the latest.

Based on research and interviews with two of three Slovakian sisters who eventually emigrated to Israel, Morris’s book tells the story of three daughters fulfilling their promise to their father to always stay together and to help one another. Although their life in Auschwitz is horrifying as readers will expect, their close ties help them survive hard labor and the assigned searching of prisoners’ belongings for valuables. Overall, this is a story of family loyalty and survivors’ guilt, for so many people the teenage girls met in Auschwitz were not as lucky as they were.

Telling the real-life story of Livia, Cibi, and Magda was the book's primary strength, and Morris discusses her research and the historical background thoroughly at the back of the book. Readers should not miss her closing essay. While Livi, Cibi, and Magda’s story is based on history, dialogue had to be invented and sometimes struck me as forced or unrealistic. Overall, because the book teaches little or nothing new other than the sister’s personal story, I would recommend The Three Sisters to young adults and other readers with little knowledge of the Holocaust. The tragic genocide should always be remembered and must never be repeated, yet I have begun to wonder if the women’s fiction market is too saturated with Holocaust fiction.

My thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s press for an advance reader copy.