What I Learned - The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
This beautifully written book based on a true story left me in tears and with a physical ache in my heart. The imagery is powerful and it really brings the horrors we have all learned about to life in a very human way. Ash rain. That will stay with me. I hadn't ever really thought about it before but when they were outside it rained ash from the crematorium fires on them. People murdered who did nothing wrong. This book is a must read and will stay with you forever. What I Learned: I'm fascinated by the Romani and their way of life, and I find it really hard to imagine these nomadic families being thrown into a place like Auschwitz and how they coped with that...and also how they were interacted with by the other camps. I will definitely be reading more about this. This actually made me stop and catch my breath. People looking for, and finding, four leaf clovers within the fences of the concentration camps. Stop a...