A Mother’s Promise

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'Mama, it's me.' I held her hand in mine, hoping it would give her the strength to hold on.
Finally, she spoke, her voice barely above a whisper.
'Do not cry when I die.'



'Quite simply the most important book you will read this year' Hazel Gaynor
'An extraordinary read' Lorraine Kelly
'Deeply moving' Daily Mail

From invasion to liberation, September 1939 to April 1945, as Renee was marched from ghetto to camp, there was one constant. One hand that clutched hers - her mother's. Every day for nearly six years, mother and daughter were bound together in hell. From Auschwitz-Birkenau to Bergen-Belsen, they were a powerful source of solace and hope for one another.

The strength of Sala's love gave them both something fragile yet beautiful to cling to in an ugly, depraved world. It was her mother who hid Renee, lied to the SS, went right when she was directed left - whose small actions had life-saving consequences. Now, for Renee, the need to share has finally overcome the desire to forget.

A Mother's Promise is a love letter to a mother eighty years in the making.

*****

'Will stay with me for a long time... A beautiful account, so movingly told' Anna Stuart

'Powerful, poignant, and deeply important. A must-read' Elizabeth Bellak

'This is a story the world needs to know' Madeline Martin

'This book travels to the very heart of existence' Joshua Levine

Critics Review

Renee Salt and Kate Thompson come together in powerful unity in a way that is both deeply moving and unforgettable. This is a story the world needs to know.
Madeline Martin, author of The Booklover's Library
Extraordinary and deeply impressive. Books are often described as 'important'. Others so-described should step aside. This book travels to the very heart of existence.
Joshua Levine, bestselling author
A powerful testament to a mother's love during unbelievable hardship... Renee's story of resilience and survival is powerful, poignant, and deeply important. A must-read.
Elizabeth Bellak, author of Renia's Diary
Part of a legacy graciously left for the next generation to come
Dr. Teresa Wontor-Cichy, historian at Auschwitzu2013Birkenau State Museum
An unforgettable story about the power of love, a story that reminds us how important hope is, a story that proves to us that human beings are remarkable and endlessly inspiring.
Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan
This is a most extraordinary memoir, distinctive for its detailed recollection and its fearlessness in recording the truth of what happened.
Rachel Hore, bestselling author of The Love Child
A privilege to read... a deeply moving memoir, beautifully written and researched. A fascinating, heart-breaking story.
Lucy Adlington, bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz
Quite simply the most important book you will read this year. It will stay with me for a very long time.
Hazel Gaynor, bestselling author of The Last Lifeboat
A valuu00adable conu00adtriu00adbuu00adtion to the genre of Holou00adcaust memu00adoirs
Jewish Book Council

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