Why read The Nine?

Book cover of The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany

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"[A] narrative of unfathomable courage... Ms. Strauss does her readers―and her subjects―a worthy service by returning to this appalling history of the courage of women caught up in a time of rapacity and war." ―Wall Street Journal

"Utterly gripping." ―Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes

"A compelling, beautifully written story…

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1 author picked The Nine as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Karen Meyer

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These nine women escaped from a Nazi death march at the chaotic end of WW2. I felt their fears and pain as they trudged through war-torn Germany back to France, their homeland. Their struggle to find food, to evade predators, and even to survive made my trials seem insignificant.

I admired their shared skills as they overcame the many obstacles on their way. This book graphically reminds a new generation of the horrors of Nazism as a warning against repeating them.

From Karen's 3 favorite reads in 2023.