The Choice is a life-changing book that will provide hope and comfort to generations of readers.
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She explores how we can be imprisoned in our own minds and shows us how to find the key to freedom. Thirty-five years after the war ended, she returned to Auschwitz and was finally able to fully heal and forgive the one person she’d been unable to forgive-herself.Įdie weaves her remarkable personal journey with the moving stories of those she has helped heal. Edie was pulled from a pile of corpses when the American troops liberated the camps in 1945.Įdie spent decades struggling with flashbacks and survivor’s guilt, determined to stay silent and hide from the past. Josef Mengele, forced Edie to dance for his amusement and her survival. Hours after her parents were killed, Nazi officer Dr. Winner of the National Jewish Book Award and Christopher AwardĪt the age of sixteen, Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. She survived unspeakable horrors and brutality but rather than let her painful past destroy her, she chose to transform it into a powerful gift-one she uses to help others heal.” -Jeannette Walls, New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle She has found true freedom and forgiveness and shows us how we can as well.” -Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Eger’s life reveals our capacity to transcend even the greatest of horrors and to use that suffering for the benefit of others. Eger’s story… The Choice is a reminder of what courage looks like in the worst of times and that we all have the ability to pay attention to what we’ve lost, or to pay attention to what we still have.”-Oprah Eger is so insightful and gentle with all of her patients.“I’ll be forever changed by Dr. The Choice is like a big hug from a grandparent or great-grandparent while they are also showing you some tough love. Eger’s life (and she is still alive today!).Īnother big lesson is that we have the choice to control our thoughts and feelings or let them control us.
One of the biggest lessons I learned from this book is that age is simply just a number, as shown by Dr. Eger even faced difficulties after the Holocaust, with the trauma that she had been through and other life challenges. Eger recalls her time spent in Auschwitz as well as other prison camps. This book was not an easy read in many parts as Dr. I am in awe of her resilience despite the unimaginable horrors and tragedies she has been through in life. The Choice was a wonderful book to finish out 2021 with. If, for some reason, I really did not enjoy the memoir and don’t want to recommend it to my readers, I just won’t feature it! This is why every memoir I feature on my blog and Instagram will have a five star rating. That said, I’ll be rating memoirs differently than I do most books! I don’t want to “rate” people’s stories and therefore truths the same way I would rate the plot of a fictional novel. My first memoir review on my blog and I cannot think of a better book to kick of my reviews of this genre! I am making it a goal in 2022 to read more memoirs. The Choice is her unforgettable story.” My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars My Thoughts: In fact, they helped her learn to live again with a life-affirming strength and a truly remarkable resilience. The horrors of the Holocaust didn’t break Edith. When the camp is finally liberated, she is pulled from a pile of bodies, barely alive. Separated from her parents on arrival, she endures unimaginable experiences, including being made to dance for the infamous Josef Mengele. “It’s 1944 and sixteen-year-old ballerina and gymnast Edith Eger is sent to Auschwitz.