The unforgettable story of two unsung hero es of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Du tch Resistance\, helped save dozen of lives\, were captured by the Nazis\, and ultimately survived the Holocaust.
\nEight months after Germany &rsquo\;s invasion of Poland\, the Nazis roll into The Netherlands\, expan ding their reign of brutality to the Dutch. But by the Winter of 1943\, re sistance is growing. Among those fighting their brutal Nazi occupiers are two Jewish sisters\, Janny and Lien Brilleslijper from Amsterdam. Risking arrest and death\, the sisters help save others\, sheltering them in a cla ndestine safehouse in the woods\, they called &ldquo\;The High Nest.&rdquo \;
\nThis secret refuge would become one of the most important Jewis h safehouses in the country\, serving as a hiding place and underground ce nter for resistance partisans as well as artists condemned by Hitler. From The High Nest\, an underground web of artists arises\, giving hope and li ght to those \; living in terror in Holland as they begin to restore t he dazzling pre-war life of Amsterdam and The Hague. \;
\nWhen t he house and its occupants are eventually betrayed\, the most terrifying t ime of the sisters' lives begins. As Allied troops close in\, the Brillesl ijper family are rushed onto the last train to Auschwitz\, along with Anne Frank and her family. The journey will bring Janny and Lien close to Anne and her older sister Margot. The days ahead will test the sisters beyond human imagination as they are stripped of everything but their courage\, t heir resilience\, and their love for each other.
\nBased on meticulo us research and unprecedented access to the Brilleslijpers&rsquo\; persona l archives of memoirs and photos\, \;Sisters of Auschwitz \;is a l ong-overdue homage to two young women&rsquo\;s heroism and moral bravery&m dash\;and a reminder of the power each of us has to change the world.
\ n-from Goodreads
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