Choice. On human freedom and inner strength

One of the most powerful books about war and the inner strength of man.

In 1944, sixteen-year-old ballerina Edith Eger was sent with her family to Auschwitz. Just hours after her parents' death, Nazi doctor Josef Mengele forced Edith to dance for his amusement and her survival. Edith and her sister survived all the horrors of Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and Gunskirchen – the death camps. On May 4, 1945, Edith, barely alive, was pulled from a pile of corpses.

Torture, hunger, and the constant threat of death did not break Edith, and her inner world helped her find life-affirming strength and spiritual freedom. 35 years after the end of the war, having become a renowned psychologist, Edith returned to Auschwitz to shed the memories of the past and survivor's guilt. Edith interweaves the events of her personal journey with the touching stories of those she herself helped heal.

This book is an unforgettable story of survival and healing, a story of liberation and the power of the human spirit. It shows that we can always choose what life teaches us and how to react to what happens. This is a book that will change lives and provide support for generations of readers.