{"product_id":"the-stable-boy-of-auschwitz-by-dexter-ford-9781804190869","title":"The Stable Boy of Auschwitz","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and Amazon charts bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI found myself in the Auschwitz stables, and I felt an ember of hope. If I could make myself useful, helping these horses, maybe I could stay alive.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the darkest moment of history, one child found the courage and strength to survive the unimaginable. This is Henry's true story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne hot, humid day in July, 1944, the Gestapo abducted fifteen-year-old \u003cb\u003eHenry\u003c\/b\u003e and his mother, forcing them onto cramped cattle cars in the Lodz Polish Ghetto. Like so many Jews before them, they had been selected to disappear—they were being sent to \u003cb\u003eAuschwitz\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExhausted after hours of travelling, they finally emerged from the stifling, filth-ridden cattle car. Already devastated at having lost his father to starvation, Henry clutched his mother's frail hand, knowing she was all he had left in the world, and that he was the only one left to protect her. In a flash, he felt them being brutally torn apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCrying out for her, his heart shuddered as he watched her disappear into a sea of other women. \u003cb\u003eHenry knew that was the last time he would ever see her\u003c\/b\u003e, and he felt like he had failed her. He was now completely alone in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStarving and close to giving up all hope, Henry volunteered to work in the stables, responsible for breeding horses for the war effort. As he watched other prisoners leave and never return, Henry quickly realised these horses were his only lifeline—because every morning he was sent to the stables was one more morning he escaped the gas chambers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBefore long, caring for the horses became a passion, and their comfort and strength gave Henry a glimmer of life and hope in an ocean of death. Although with every second that passed, Henry knew if he became too weak or made one mistake, he would be mercilessly replaced...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the heart-wrenching and inspirational true account of a courageous little German boy who, against all odds, after losing almost everything a human being can lose, survived to tell his story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book was originally published as \u003ci\u003eThe Kindness of the Hangman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeartbreaking. Eye opening. Tear jerking\u003c\/b\u003e... kept having to tell myself that this was a real account of the Holocaust.' Amazon Reviewer, \u0026amp;starf; \u0026amp;starf; \u0026amp;starf; \u0026amp;starf; \u0026amp;starf;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhenomenal\u003c\/b\u003e... I learned more about the Holocaust than anything I have read in the past... \u003cb\u003eI can't express how much this book affected me\u003c\/b\u003e.' Amazon Reviewer, \u0026amp;starf; \u0026amp;starf; \u0026amp;starf; \u0026amp;starf; \u0026amp;starf;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspiring book - a Must Read!\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon Reviewer, \u0026amp;starf; \u0026amp;starf; \u0026amp;starf;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46835188007148,"sku":"9781804190869","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9922993482830.jpg?v=1758537811","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-stable-boy-of-auschwitz-by-dexter-ford-9781804190869","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}