It's always hard to read about the Holocaust, and this book was no exception. It focuses on the lives of three women: Caroline Ferriday, Kasia Kuzmerick, and Herta Oberheuser. It is equal parts riveting and horrifying. Caroline is a well-to-do society member who uses her influence to help those affected by the war. Kasia is a Polish teenager who ends up sent to Ravensbruck, the Nazi concentration camp for women. Herta is a young doctor who applies to work at Ravensbruck so she can practice her surgical skills, no matter what is being asked of her. The author did an excellent job at bringing these characters to life, even attempting to add a layer of humanity to Herta Oberheuser, who left my blood running cold. In her notes, the author mentions the years of research she spent on writing this book, and it shows. If you want to learn more about the Ravensbruck Rabbits (the women who were subjected to cruel medical experimentation), this is a good work of fiction to do so. Just prepare yourself.
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