About the book: year / 1940. German troops occupied part of French territory. Thousands of French people were forced into concentration camps. Nineteen-year-old Renee finds herself on a train heading to the small Polish town of Auschwitz, where, according to rumors, crimes against humanity itself are being committed. The story is based on historical facts. It widely uses quotes from letters of German soldiers from the front, memories of victims of Auschwitz (German name for Auschwitz) and liberating heroes. To separate hard truth from fiction, words from real people are in italics..