11 Top memoir books like My Family's Survival by Aviva Gat

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My Family's Survival

By: Aviva Gat

4.46

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

For the Shwartz family, survival was the only option. Their will to live, and a bit of luck, kept t…

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Cover of My Sweet Angel: The True Story of Lacey Spears, the Seemingly Perfect Mother Who Murdered Her Son in Cold Blood by John Glatt

1. My Sweet Angel: The True Story of Lacey Spears, the Seemingly Perfect Mother Who Murdered Her Son in Cold Blood

By: John Glatt

3.96

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Lacey Spears made international headlines in January 2015 when she was charged with the “depraved m… read more

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  • nonfiction
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2. Flory: Survival in the Valley of Death

By: Flory A. Van Beek

3.00

Format: 80 pages,

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
Cover of Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor by Martin Greenfield, Wynton C. Hall

3. Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor

By: Martin Greenfield , Wynton C. Hall

3.73

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover

He's been called "America's greatest living tailor" and "the most interesting man in the world." No… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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4. Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell?

By: Horace Greasley , Ken Scott

3.73

Format: 256 pages, ebook

An incredible true tale of one man's courage and defiance of the German nation in the name of love … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust

5. The House by the Lake

By: Ella Carey

3.33

Format: None pages,

Anna is content with her well-ordered life in San Francisco. But her world is turned upside down wh… read more

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6. Tears of the Silenced: A True Crime and an American Tragedy; Severe Child Abuse and Leaving the Amish

By: Misty Griffin

3.93

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

When I was six years old my family started to live and dress like the Amish, it was the beginning o… read more

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7. I Only Wanted to Live: The Struggle of a Boy to Survive the Holocaust

By: None , None

3.00

Format: 96 pages,

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8. Auschwitz Escape: The Klara Wizel Story

By: None , None

4.54

Format: 608 pages,

At sixteen years old, Klara Wizel is full of life with a loving family. But her spirit quails when … read more

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9. Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor's True Story of Auschwitz

By: Olga Lengyel

3.91

Format: 385 pages, Paperback

Olga Lengyel tells, frankly and without compromise, one of the most horrifying stories of all time.… read more

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10. Mother's Day

By: Dennis McDougal

3.68

Format: 208 pages,

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11. The Widower's Wife

By: Cate Holahan

3.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Ana Bacon, a beautiful young wife and mother, tumbled off a cruise ship into dark and deadly waters… read more

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12. The Stable Boy of Auschwitz

By: Henry Oster

4.53

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

This heart-wrenching memoir from a Holocaust survivor reveals the terrible realities of life in Aus… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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13. The Convent

By: Marie Hargreaves

4.21

Format: 173 pages, Kindle Edition

When a fancy car pulls up outside six-year-old Marie's home in 1959, her dad tells her she is going… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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14. The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz

By: Sara Leibovits

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Poland, 1944 The train slowed and halted with a squeal of the brakes. It felt like we waited in the… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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15. Through A Mother’s Tears

By: Cathy Broomfield

4.16

Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition

When Cathy Broomfield’s youngest daughter Kirsty disappeared, Cathy hoped she had gone to stay with… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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16. The Redhead of Auschwitz: A True Story

By: Nechama Birnbaum

4.56

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Rosie was always told her red hair was a curse, but she never believed it. She often dreamed what i… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
Cover of Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes by Tim  Brady

17. Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes

By: Tim Brady

4.01

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

The astonishing WWII true story of a trio of fearless female resisters whose youth and innocence be… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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18. The Doctor's Daughter

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.33

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Auschwitz, 1941: It was her father’s job to save the lives of the SS. But she chose to risk everyth… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
  • holocaust
"No one warned me there would eventually be a last tick."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"How is beauty ever to be seen through a tarnished lens?"

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"It’s easier to dream of a future where we are not in a war."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"Nothing is what it was, and this town is no longer a part of who we are."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

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19. The Officer of Dachau

By: Dorit Journo

4.35

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

She made a courageous choice in times of unparalleled turmoil. Could her family survive its consequ… read more

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  • historical
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20. Surviving The Forest (World War II Brave Women Fiction)

By: Adiva Geffen

4.24

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

Five shots on Saturday morning changed their fate … She was a beautiful and happy young woman who … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
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21. A Promise: A Sweeping Story of Friendship in WWII

By: Amelia Martin

4.44

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

In the turbulent aftermath of World War I, Germany is a nation reeling from hardship and chaos. … read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
Cover of First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321 by Marilyn Shimon

22. First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

By: Marilyn Shimon

4.41

Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition

While growing up in New York, Marilyn Shimon often visited her uncle in California. She saw his sca… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
Cover of The Lightmaker of Auschwitz: A WW2 Historical Page-Turner Based on the True Story of a Holocaust Survivor by Naphtali Brezniak

23. The Lightmaker of Auschwitz: A WW2 Historical Page-Turner Based on the True Story of a Holocaust Survivor

By: Naphtali Brezniak

4.37

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

Can one man bring light to the darkest place in the world?When Moshe Brezniak steps off the train a… read more

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24. Invisible Jews: Surviving the Holocaust in Poland

By: Eddie Bielawski

4.25

Format: 124 pages, Kindle Edition

"A Holocaust story which must be read" — "An amazing story of survival against all odds" — "A simpl… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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25. Waltraud: A True Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany

By: Tammy Borden

4.56

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

A true story of love, loss, strength, and resistance through the eyes of an ordinary German girl tu… read more

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  • world war ii
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26. The Wild Road Home

By: Melissa Payne

4.52

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful and enriching novel about unforgettable love and the power of friends and family by Mel… read more

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27. Hiding in Plain Sight: My Holocaust Story of Survival

By: Beatrice Sonders

4.21

Format: 137 pages, Kindle Edition

After decades of concealing the full account of her experiences, Holocaust survivor Beatrice Sonder… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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28. My Family's Survival

By: Aviva Gat

4.46

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

For the Shwartz family, survival was the only option. Their will to live, and a bit of luck, kept t… read more

Similar categories in Aviva Gat's My Family's Survival book and Aviva Gat's My Family's Survival

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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29. The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

By: Minu Cash

4.53

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

A passionate memoir about identity, resilience, and the healing power of forgiveness From her earl… read more

Similar categories in Minu Cash's The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth book and Aviva Gat's My Family's Survival

  • nonfiction
  • biography
"What if the real Minu was out there in the world somewhere? And here I was, trapped in this awful life I wasn’t supposed to be living."

-Minu Cash, The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

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30. To Look Upon the Sun

By: Shannon St Hilaire

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

In the shadow of pre-WWII Germany, 17-year-old Ilse finds herself alone, pregnant, and penniless—be… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
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31. The Unforgiven: The Untold Story of One Woman's Search for Love and Justice

By: Edith Brady-Lunny

3.93

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

It's a case reminiscent of the explosive story of Susan Smith, convicted in the drownings of her tw… read more

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  • nonfiction

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Flory A. Van Beek

3.00

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Martin Greenfield , Wynton C. Hall

3.73

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Horace Greasley , Ken Scott

3.73

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4.04

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4.21

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4.56

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4.49

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