“This book is not fiction: it is based on a substantial body of interviews, oral accounts, archival materials, and published and unpublished memoirs. In the course of my work, I had the opportunity to talk many times with the central figure of my story—David Vyshnya, a former prisoner of Auschwitz—from the beginning of 2018 until his death in 2021. I was, unfortunately, unable to meet the main heroine—Helen ‘Tzipi’ Tichauer (who also survived Auschwitz): by then she was no longer alive. However, after her, dozens of testimonies remained, and, most importantly, a recently discovered manuscript of her memoirs.”
Keren Blankfeld