The Midwife of Auschwitz: Inspired by a heartbreaking true story, an emotional and gripping World War 2 historical novel (Women of War)

Absolutely heart wrenching read but still packed with love, community, and hope. I cried so many times, my heart shattered again and again but, this book deserves to be read.

I am enthralled with the Call the Midwife television series. I have now been reading stories of World War 2 and midwifery. I started this one and had a harder time getting started with it. But so very good reading it. it brought thoughts of my husband's Grandmother. she was sent to America from Poland during WW2. Her family stayed in Poland. she never saw her family again. The horror of life in Poland during WW2 is not what I learned in History class.This is something I hopes never happens in this world again. If we all were reminded of the horrors hopefully they would not happen again anywhere. The book is well written and the story comes to life. The Catholic woman was easy to identify with, but so was the young Jewish woman Ester. The horrors in their town and at the camp are easily understood. The coming home from camp and the sadness and happiness of trying to build a life again are not often thought about but I can let my imagination try to relate to some times during my life. But never comes close to their daily hell. enjoy this book!

Very moving and descriptive of the horrific events that occurred at Auschwitz’s concentration camp!!!! Difficult to read about the innocent babies treatment and how these women endured! Well written and full of heart wrenching emotions!

Be ready to gut-wrenchingly sob throughout these pages. The author attacked a whole different perspective of the holocaust. This book tore me apart in every chapter. It was completely unputdownable despite the stress I went through in reading this. To even fathom the pain and torture these women went through is disturbing to another level. And the author was so graphic, you felt like you were there and felt the pain. 💔 the courage and strength these women had to endure... It's heartbreaking. And in the most disturbing way, this book was so very well written.

I have always enjoyed books set pre, during and post WW2. This is a beautifully written but heart wrenching book. It is so descriptive that I felt immersed in the story. I cried a few times. I rated it 4 stars because there were things that went unanswered and ends that weren’t tied up, thats just hard as a reader but it does fit considering all the people who were left without answers in the wake of the war. The people who found ways to help eachother and fight back in such terrible circumstances were so inspirational. I would definitely recommend this book.

The last 80 or 90 pages of this book I binged. It's an incredible read and coming from someone who rarely reads fiction let alone historical fiction, I'm so happy I gave this one a chance. ✨️ This is a story that captured my heart and I'm so thankful that @annastuartauthor was able to tell the tale of the 3k babies that were born into this death camp. It's remarkable. It's terrifying. It's tragic. It's love. It's honest. And it's a part of our history as a collective. If this topic makes you comfortable then this is the book for you. In my opinion, it had little do with with midwifery and everything to do with human kind during WWII. That being said, you don't need to be fluent or even passionate about birth in order to receive the medicine this book has to offer. Again, thank you Anna for creating such a story and giving light to the souls lost during this time period.

Absolutely loved this book. Was a gorgeous, well-written story with twists that keep so guessing.

This book made me chuckle, brought me to tears, angered me at the injustice and inhumanity it exposed. The current political climate makes this an important book to read and remind ourselves to “love one another” and to care for every human being that crosses our path!

Bien

It is my first reading a book about war and honestly it is a piece of art. I really like the realism of the story and the storyline is really not for weak hearted people.

What an amazing book to read. I will keep you on the edge of your seat. Unable to put it down . I highly recommend reading this book. It is amazing what they went through and survived.

As a midwife this book was terrible and wonderful all at once . The horrors and the joys combined to make this book hard to put down