After Auschwitz

In After Auschwitz by Eva Schloss, a teenage girl’s life is torn from wartime Amsterdam and thrown into Auschwitz on her fifteenth birthday. This powerful Holocaust memoir draws you in with Eva’s clear-eyed voice, her fierce determination, and the fierce bond with her mother, Fritzi, who is deported alongside her.

After liberation, mother and daughter begin the gruelling journey home, driven by hope and the need to find Eva’s father and brother. As the realities of loss settle in, Eva must face what survival means when so much has been taken.

Before the war, Eva knew a young Anne Frank, and years later their stories become intertwined in unexpected ways—deepening this account of trauma, memory, and family.

Perfect for readers of World War II history, survivor testimony, and Anne Frank’s legacy, this is an essential, deeply human read. Add it to your bookshelf and sit with a story that demands to be remembered.