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“A worthwhile addition to Holocaust literature focused on young artists navigating occupied Paris.” —Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Heather Dune Macadam’s999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz

“A staggering narrative about the forgotten women of the Holocaust. In a profound work of scholarship, Macadam reveals how young women helped each other survive one of the most egregious events in human history. Her book also offers insight into the passage of these women into adulthood, and their children, as ‘secondhand survivors.’” —Gail Sheehy, New York Times bestselling author of Passages and Daring: My Passages

“An important addition to the annals of the Holocaust, as well as women’s history. Not everyone could handle such material, but Heather Dune Macadam is deeply qualified, insightful and perceptive.” —Susan Lacy, creator of the American Masters series and filmmaker
 
“However much one reads about the Holocaust there is always something more with the power to shock. The story of these teenage girls is truly extraordinary. Congratulations to Heather Dune Macadam for enabling the rest of us to sit down and just marvel at how on earth they did it.” —Anne Sebba, New York Times bestselling author of Les Parisiennes and That Woman
 
“The library of books about the Holocaust is broad and deep. Still, 999 is an important addition with its focus on the lives of women and its unbearably vivid details. It should be considered essential reading for any modern history class.” —New York Journal of Books
 
“An intimate and harrowing account of dozens of young Jewish women who were on the first convoy to arrive at Auschwitz in March 1942 . . . Macadam doesn’t shy away from the gruesome details but also notes the women’s close-knit bonds and willingness to protect each other when they were sick. She movingly describes how the legacy of trauma has impacted the children and grandchildren of the handful of survivors. This careful, sympathetic history illuminates an incomprehensible human tragedy.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“A fresh, remarkable story of Auschwitz, on the 75th anniversary of its liberation. The author makes great use of her interviews with witnesses, survivors, and families, and USC Shoah Archive testimonies. Throughout the book, readers will be consistently astounded by the strength of these women. An uplifting story of the herculean strength of young girls in a staggeringly harrowing situation.” —Kirkus Reviews
 
“Against the backdrop of World War II, this respectful narrative presents a compassionate and meticulous remembrance of the young women profiled throughout. Recommended for all collections.” —Library Journal

“A worthwhile addition to Holocaust literature focused on young artists navigating occupied Paris.” —Kirkus Reviews