This book is the third installment of the Tattooist of Auschwitz. It is recommended that you read the first two installments first. The book is a true story of 3 Slovakian sisters, and their struggles to stay alive. A true story, and very compelling read.

Loved this book! Beautiful writing and characters and such an amazing true story! It hooks you in from the very beginning and keeps you wondering what will happen until the last page.

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Three Sisters is well written. While it is a work of fiction, it is based on a true story of three sisters and their experience from going through concentration camps to their lives after they got out. The first two books by Morris has a very special place in my heart; however, there was a slight disconnect for me with this book, and I can’t quite pinpoint what it is. It does not negate the fact that the content and quality is well-executed. You can always tell Morris does an excellent job with her research and making sure to stay true to the sisters’ experience. My heart goes out to them and their family.

Three Sisters

by Heather Morris

I present to you a review for a book that will transport you unwillingly from Slovakia into the death camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau. The horrors are especially difficult to read about because this novel was so well researched including interviews with primary sources, two of the three sisters who are protagonists in Heather Morris’ Three Sisters. The third sister had passed away before the author began this project. Unlike some survivors of the concentration camps, these sisters talked about their experiences to people who wanted to hear, especially their family members. These relatives were a treasure trove of information about the camps, the Nazi selections of individuals, hiding from the SS, and the kindness and treachery of nonJews.

Family, of course, is very important to Cibi, Magda, and Livi, the three sisters. Their father makes them promise to always stay together and support each other. Their grandfather gives them the mantra of “hope and strength” which they carry with them through the worst of times. Later they can joke about bad conditions by comparing them to the deprivation they experienced in the camps.

Three Sisters is a hard book to read, but another worthwhile reminder to not allow this history to repeat itself. Ironically, the last part of the book which was about happier times brought the strongest emotional response from me. This reaction is a tribute to Heather Morris as a storyteller who, despite the tragic subject matter, brings her characters to life in such a way that you feel like you really know them and you understand them as much as is possible as an outside observer.

I recommend this book. I know these characters will stay with me for a long time.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Rating: 5/5

Category: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women’s Fiction

Notes: by the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Publication: October 5, 2021—St. Martin’s Press

Memorable Lines:

As the plaintive cries of their families fade, new voices—angry, hate-filled voices—greet them as they make their passage through the town. Their former friends and neighbors are hurling rotten fruit and stale bread at their heads, yelling their joy that the Jews are finally leaving. Cibi and Livi are stunned by the taunts, the full-throated bile being dispensed from snarling mouths.

…they will never forget their desperation to put something, anything, in their stomachs. These days they savor every mouthful, but, more than that, they cherish the freedom to move around the city as they choose, no longer under the watchful and penetrating gaze of a kapo or worse, an SS officer.

Cibi thinks about the space in her heart where God used to live and wonders, for a second, if the peace she feels in her sisters’ arms is a sign that maybe He never really left.

It took me a long time to be in the right mindset for this book. I started reading it a very long time ago, but couldn’t get into it until yesterday. I spent most of yesterday and today reading it, and I’m glad I did. This book made me miss my sisters more, and cherish the memories that I do have with them. Above all, it’s a testament to the love of sisterhood, and the perseverance that comes with knowing your place in the world.

What family will do for family. Amazing story of three sisters during World War II. Hard to put this book down. The horrific things that they had to go through to find each other again. This was a really good story. Highly recommended.

This was a wonderful addition to the Tattooist of Auschwitz series. I love how Heather Morris takes real people and pull you into their lives and having you invested in their story. The Meller sisters experience the horrors of Auschwitz and Birkenau. The love these three sisters have for ach other and other family members is so touching. While much of the story covers most of what other historical fiction WWII books I’ve read. It was interesting to see what they experienced and how they were treated following the end of the war. But these amazing sisters were able to survive, find love, and fill their lives with children and grandchildren.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for my advanced review copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

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I have loved the prior two books in the Tattooist of Auschwitz series. The author, Heather Morris, continues to tell a very powerful story in this third book.

This book follows three Slovakian sisters, who made a promise to their dad to stay together and always look out for each other. In order of age - Cibi, Magda and Livi have to endure horrors as they are sent to Aushwitz in 1942 for being Jews. They are split up in the beginning, as Magda stays back with their mom and grandfather. after she was hidden in the hospital.

Their story is real. Morris does an amazing job of telling their story and I definitely recommend reading the author's note and afterword. It's hard to review a book on such a topic because the journey was so incredible. However, I did think from a book perspective, it dragged on a little longer than I thought was necessary. Still it was such an amazing journey that these sisters went on and I'm so thankful that the author shared their story.

This would be find as a standalone book. A few characters from the first book are mentioned briefly.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy. Opinions are my own.

Three Sisters is the hauntingly beautiful real story of 3 sister survivors of the Holocaust. It follows Cibi, Magda, and Livi Meller as they promise their father they will always look out for each other. All 3 sisters survive the most horrific abuse imaginable and go on to get married and raise families, while staying close to each other. It really is a great story that shouldn’t be missed.
There are times when the story gets to be too much but these women survived it so it’s up to us to read it and be so appalled by it that the Holocaust is never repeated again.

This book is another one is a recent string of arcs that never ended up on my kindle. I don't know what the problem is, but I can't review it. Sorry. I am hoping to read and review this on my own later.

Even though this is book three in The Tattooist of Auschwitz trilogy, I believe these books can be read as standalones. While this is a beautiful story about the bonds of sisterhood I feel the premise was a bit misleading. Over half of the book is set in the concentration camps, but it is advertised as taking place AFTER their escape and how they rebuilt their lives in Israel. I enjoyed this book, as much as you can enjoy a book about such a horrible event as the Holocaust, but I don't feel I learned anything new from the sisters experience at Auschwitz. That portion was very similar to so may other stories about the Holocaust and it is gut wrenching and emotionally exhausting. I wish the book had focused more on their immigration to Israel and how they and other survivors created new lives. There was so much to tell and it all felt very rushed, from them entering the country to meeting their spouses and finally having children. Considering their time in the camps was only a few years, but the remainder of their lives in Israel was 40+ years I think the "meat" of the story should have been flipped. I was very intrigued by the sisters and how the war effected each one differently. It would have served the story better had this section been expanded more. This was an excellent book with wonderful research done by the author, but the synopsis didn't match the story. I did feel like I knew the sisters and my heart ached for them throughout the story. I felt the ending was beautifully done and I loved the author's note at the end. This book made me cry so I gave it five stars because it really was a touching story. Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for a honest review.

A story of sibling strength in the most inhumane circumstances. Three sisters , Holocausts survivors held together by a promise to their father. They remained true to each other and held fast the promise to be each other’s light in a time of complete darkness. A testament to survival and faith.

Another powerful tale of strength and survival during the Holocaust...this book tells the story of the three Meller sisters: Cibi, Magda and Livi. Their story is amazing and this book will be heartbreaking and endearing all at once. A must read....

Another great read by Morris. I enjoyed being able to continuing further traveling in the lives of those within this lineup of characters. The tragic subject matter is handled beautifully and I look forward to reading her next novel.

Heather Morris is a wonderful writer. I have read the other two books in this series of books set in Auschwitz and really enjoyed them. This book did not disappoint. It's always sad to read any book about the Holocaust, and Heater Morris brings these stories to life like you're sitting and listening to someone tell you their tragic story.

Three Sisters is about three sisters who have always promised to stay together no matter what. Not even being taken to Auschwitz will make them break their promise to each other They each go through horrible things while at the camp but end up back together to tell their story of survival in this book.

I’ve read the other books in this series by Heather Morris and I highly enjoyed this one as well. I would love to read more from her in the future.

After having loved the Tattooist I was sure I'd love this one. I enjoyed the story and felt like the author did a good job of telling a story to honor Jewish women and families from the time period.


I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

This book was the third in a series of very sad but powerful books. I didn’t love this one as much as the first 2. I didn’t feel the same connection with the characters this time around. It was a well written book on a horrific topic, it was well balanced and fair. I enjoyed the read.

An important read!. Cilkas is still my favorite, but I always appreciate the time and effort HM puts into her books to tell the real story of the people behind the story. I love the end that features the “real people” and ties it all together. This was so dark and haunting. You could really feel the bond between the sisters.

This was a touching book, and it is important to never forget the things that happened and never let them happen again.
I had never considered some of the things shown in this book such as survivors guilt and also the continued unkindness towards Jews even after the war.
The stories, the memories shared, and the aftermath all really touched me, and seeing the afterwards from survivors and their families were humbling.