First published 2018
In 1942, Slovakian Jew Lale Sokolov is forced to Auschwitz-Birkenau and made the camp's tattooist, marking prisoners' arms. Amid unimaginable cruelty, he risks his life to trade for food and vows to marry Gita, the woman he first tattoos. A story of love and resilience in the face of genocide, as Lale navigates the moral quagmire of his role and fights to keep Gita and himself alive.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Poland, Auschwitz-Birkenau
Period: 1942
320 pages · Paperback · Harper Large Print
Content warnings: death, violence