Overview
A moving memoir of love, loss and hope. Zdenka's peaceful life was changed forever when she was sent to Terezin concentration camp. Here, she was given a humble engraved tin ring by her first love Arno. She survived six concentration camps, endured horrors the like of which most of us can't begin to comprehend, yet never lost the will to live. The Tin Ring is moving memoir of love, loss and hope. Zdenka Fantlova's peaceful life was changed forever when she was sent to Terezin concentration camp. Here, she was given a humble engraved tin ring by her first love Arno. When he gave her the ring he said, ""That's for our engagement. And, to keep you safe. If we are both alive when the war ends I will find you."" The ring was the symbol of his love - a tin ring - that gave her the hope to endure unimaginable suffering and survive in the belief that they would one day be reunited. Zdenka protected this little tin ring with her life and with astonishing determination. Never falling into destructive self-pity, her compassion for other people, her sense of humour and the ability to take remarkable risks, are just part of Zdenka's indomitable spirit. Zdenka survived six concentration camps including Auschwitz, Gross Rosen, Mauthausen and Belsen - the worst of all - risking her life for the tin ring. In the last chaotic days of the war in Belsen she crawled to a Red Cross post. There she was saved by an unknown British soldier to whom the book is dedicated. AUTHOR: Zdenka Fantlova is one of the few living eyewitnesses to the horror of the Holocaust, to which she lost her entire family. For as long as she lives Zdenka is determined to tell her inspiring story of great love, and of what happened in the Holocaust, to as many people as possible. The Tin Ring is a unique account of how a seventeen-year-old girl survived the horrors of six Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. An incredible story of human endurance and will power.
Full Product Details
Author: Zdenka Fantlova ,
Ann Rachlin ,
Renos K. Papadopoulos
Publisher: McNidder & Grace
Imprint: McNidder & Grace
Edition: Revised edition
ISBN: 9780857162298
ISBN 10: 0857162292
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 28 July 2022
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'Zdenka Fantlova and her story made a lasting impression. She survived six concentration camps, endured horrors the like of which most of us can't begin to comprehend, yet never lost the will to live or her optimism for a better future. During her time in the camps she kept a little tin ring, made for her by her boyfriend. She risked her life to keep this humble object that meant so much to her.' Fiona Bruce, BBC's Antiques Roadshow; ; 'An unforgettable memoir which deserves to be read for its unique story and for its shared message about the unrelenting human spirit.' Publisher's Weekly; 'These are stories we must read and never forget.' Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks
Author Information
Zdenka Fantlova 1922-2022. Zdenka celebrated her 100th birthday in 2022 and at the time was one of the few living eye-witnesses to the horror of the Holocaust in which she lost her entire family. Zdenka survived six concentration camps including Auschwitz, Gross Rosen, Mauthausen and Belsen - the worst of all. Zdenka took an active part in radio, TV and speaking events and welcomed every opportunity to share her story to ensure that the Holocaust was never forgotten. Zdenka Fantlova died peacefully at home in West London in November 2022.
