Choice. On the Freedom and Inner Strength of a Person

In 1944, sixteen-year-old ballerina Edith Eger was sent with her family to Auschwitz. Just a few hours after the death of her parents, the Nazi doctor Josef Mengele forced Edith to dance for his own amusement and her survival. Edith and her sister survived all the horrors of Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and Gunskirchen — 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 emotional freedom. Thirty-five years after the end of the war, becoming a renowned psychologist, Edith returned to Auschwitz to rid herself of memories of the past and survivor's guilt. Edith alternates events from her personal journey with touching stories of those she helped to heal.

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