Description
April 1944. Nineteen-year-old Rudolf Vrba and fellow inmate Fred Wetzler became two of the very first Jews to successfully escape Auschwitz. Evading the thousands of SS men hunting them, Vrba and Wetzler made the perilous journey on foot across Nazi-occupied Poland. They escaped to reveal to the world the truth of the Holocaust. Vrba's unique testimony would save some 200,000 lives.
But he kept on running — from his past, from his home country, his adopted country, even from his own name. Now, at last, Rudolf Vrba's heroism can be known.
Endorsements
The instant Sunday Times bestseller; shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize, Rathbones Folio Prize and Waterstones Book of the Year; longlisted for the Wingate Literary Prize.
Named 'Book of the Year' by The Mail on Sunday, The Times, The Economist, The Guardian, The Spectator, Time, and Daily Express/Daily Mirror.
'Thrilling' — Daily Mail
'Gripping' — The Guardian
'Heartwrenching' — Yuval Noah Harari
'Magnificent' — Philip Pullman
'Excellent' — The Sunday Times
'Inspiring' — Daily Mail
'An immediate classic' — Antony Beevor
'Awe-inspiring' — Simon Sebag Montefiore
'Shattering' — Simon Schama
'Utterly compelling' — Philippe Sands
'A must-read' — Emily Maitlis
'Indispensable' — Howard Jacobson
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