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Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor's True Story of Auschwitz
Written by Olga Lengyel
Narrated by Jennifer Wydra
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About this audiobook
Olga Lengyel tells, frankly and without compromise, one of the most horrifying stories of all time. This true, documented chronicle is the intimate, day-to-day record of a beautiful woman who survived the nightmare of Auschwitz and Birchenau. This audiobook is a necessary reminder of one of the ugliest chapters in the history of human civilization.
It was a shocking experience. It is a shocking memoir.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book that outlines a womans journey through the concentration camps
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Intense and riveting. Best account l’ve ever listened to. The only complaint was that the entire book was read with a European accent which to my ears sounded fake and detracted from the whole.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Well written and very descriptive! Highly recommend to anyone who is interested in survivor stories of the holocaust..
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Well that was upsetting ! Gut wrenching but it happened so we should know about it.