--- product_id: 105346628 title: "Cilka's Journey: The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz now a major SKY TV series" price: "126.33 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/105346628-cilkas-journey-the-sunday-times-bestselling-sequel-to-the-tattooist store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Cilka's Journey: The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz now a major SKY TV series **Price:** 126.33 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cilka's Journey: The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz now a major SKY TV series - **How much does it cost?** 126.33 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/105346628-cilkas-journey-the-sunday-times-bestselling-sequel-to-the-tattooist) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Cilka's Journey is the million copy bestselling sequel to the phenomenon The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Don't miss the conclusion to The Tattooist of Auschwitz Trilogy, Three Sisters . Available now. 'She was the bravest person I ever met' Lale Sokolov, The Tattooist of Auschwitz In 1942 Cilka Klein is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her separation from the other women prisoners. Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly given, equals survival. After liberation, Cilka is charged as a collaborator by the Russians and sent to a desolate, brutal prison camp in Siberia known as Vorkuta, inside the Arctic Circle. Innocent, imprisoned once again, Cilka faces challenges both new and horribly familiar, each day a battle for survival. Cilka befriends a woman doctor, and learns to nurse the ill in the camp, struggling to care for them under unimaginable conditions. And when she tends to a man called Alexandr, Cilka finds that despite everything, there is room in her heart for love. Cilka's Journey is a powerful testament to the triumph of the human will. It will move you to tears, but it will also leave you astonished and uplifted by one woman's fierce determination to survive, against all odds. - - - - - - - - 'Her truly incredible story is one to be read by everyone.' Sun 'Cilka's extraordinary courage in the face of evil and her determination to survive against the odds will stay with you long after you've finished reading this heartrending book.' Sunday Express 'Her courage and determination to survive makes for a heartrending read.' Daily Mirror The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a #3 Sunday Times bestseller from 5 May 2024 Review: Cilka's Journey - Unbelievable and Heartbreaking – Must never be alowed to happen again! - Cilka’s Journey is the second book in ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ trilogy series written by Heather Morris, a woman fast becoming my favourite and highly recommended author. Cilka Klein arrived in Auschwitz in 1942, a small girl of just sixteen years of age. She would remain in this camp and in Auschwitz Birkenau for the next three years, surviving regular ‘selections’ and therefore the gas chambers for all this time. On the 27th of January 1945, the Russian Army liberated the camp, with many survivors saved. However, this was only the beginning of a nightmare for the young, Cilka. During her three years in the camp, a high ranking Nazi officer named Schwarzhuber had taken a shine to Cilka and had ensconced her in a private room within Hut 25. In this hut, Cilka watched helplessly as women from the rest of the building were regularly taken to the gas chamber and to their deaths. This was a fate she even witnessed her mother suffer at the hands of these evil monsters! What saved the life of the girl were the almost constant night-time visits by this same Nazi, who regularly came to her room and raped her. Cilka did not complain about this or offer any resistance to this evil man, as to do so would surely result in her being taken to the gas chamber and executed herself, so enduring these constant rapes actually kept Cilka alive for all this time. When the Russians arrived, the authorities interviewed all the survivors. However, when it came to Cilka, they were extremely harsh with her, not believing that she was not a willing participant in these acts of rape. Unbelievably, this resulted in her imprisonment again, but this time at the hands of the Russians, whom she originally considered were her saviours. After waiting a few months, she arrives in court and is accused of “collaborating with the enemy.” This results in her being found guilty and sentenced to serve ten years of hard labour in ‘Vorkuta,’ a Siberian Gulag situated only a few miles from the Arctic Circle. Lale Sokolov, (from The Tattooist of Auschwitz,) once told the author of this book that Cilka Klein was the bravest girl he had ever known, and that she had saved his life on numerous occasions. This is Cilka’s wonderful story of her life in the Gulag, and how she survived against the odds. I cannot recommend this story highly enough. It is an absolute page turner, a tear jerker, and a must read. Review: Tearjerking tale of life in the gulag - Heather Morris follows up her tearjerking story of love and survival, 'The Tatooist of Auschwitz', with another heart-rending semi-true tale showing the best and worst of humanity. We met the character Cilka in the first novel, where she was an important supporting character - a teenaged camp inmate who was forced to act as the concubine for the camp's commandant. In this sequel, she is the main character, and we follow her from the concentration camp to another prison - a Soviet gulag in the Arctic where she is sentenced to 15 years hard labour for collaboration. The sheer injustice of her situation is breathtaking - after years of horrendous abuse, she is punished for simply having done what she had to in order to avoid being killed. It's not some crazy fiction - Cilka was a real person and she really was imprisoned for this reason. The other women around her are being brutally punished for similar non-crimes, like wanting to marry someone from another country, or being related to the wrong person. The gulag is a fascinating though horrible world with its own code of conduct and politics. It is less utterly depraved than Auschwitz - which is very faint praise indeed. But the fact the prisoners have a degree more freedom and a degree less fear gives more opportunity for stories to develop. Cilka gradually makes some friends and finds meaningful work in the prison hospital, but she is damaged by her experiences and her courageous nature mean she is not as good at keeping her head down as she tries to be. It's impossible not to root for Cilka and want her to succeed, and there are many likeable supporting characters as well. It's not a cheerful read - but you wouldn't expect it to be. It is however life-affirming and a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the goodness in human nature, as well as a depiction of the results of the worst inhumanity. If you are likely to be upset by a story featuring violence, including sexual violence, and descriptions of horrible treatment of human beings then you might want to steer clear. All in all it's a well written book with a strong emotional punch and sheds light another shameful episode in human history. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 297,852 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 15 in Jewish Fiction 275 in War Story Fiction 394 in Historical Military Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 45,730 Reviews | ## Images ![Cilka's Journey: The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz now a major SKY TV series - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71sZSvkZYWL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cilka's Journey - Unbelievable and Heartbreaking – Must never be alowed to happen again! *by K***R on 26 June 2023* Cilka’s Journey is the second book in ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ trilogy series written by Heather Morris, a woman fast becoming my favourite and highly recommended author. Cilka Klein arrived in Auschwitz in 1942, a small girl of just sixteen years of age. She would remain in this camp and in Auschwitz Birkenau for the next three years, surviving regular ‘selections’ and therefore the gas chambers for all this time. On the 27th of January 1945, the Russian Army liberated the camp, with many survivors saved. However, this was only the beginning of a nightmare for the young, Cilka. During her three years in the camp, a high ranking Nazi officer named Schwarzhuber had taken a shine to Cilka and had ensconced her in a private room within Hut 25. In this hut, Cilka watched helplessly as women from the rest of the building were regularly taken to the gas chamber and to their deaths. This was a fate she even witnessed her mother suffer at the hands of these evil monsters! What saved the life of the girl were the almost constant night-time visits by this same Nazi, who regularly came to her room and raped her. Cilka did not complain about this or offer any resistance to this evil man, as to do so would surely result in her being taken to the gas chamber and executed herself, so enduring these constant rapes actually kept Cilka alive for all this time. When the Russians arrived, the authorities interviewed all the survivors. However, when it came to Cilka, they were extremely harsh with her, not believing that she was not a willing participant in these acts of rape. Unbelievably, this resulted in her imprisonment again, but this time at the hands of the Russians, whom she originally considered were her saviours. After waiting a few months, she arrives in court and is accused of “collaborating with the enemy.” This results in her being found guilty and sentenced to serve ten years of hard labour in ‘Vorkuta,’ a Siberian Gulag situated only a few miles from the Arctic Circle. Lale Sokolov, (from The Tattooist of Auschwitz,) once told the author of this book that Cilka Klein was the bravest girl he had ever known, and that she had saved his life on numerous occasions. This is Cilka’s wonderful story of her life in the Gulag, and how she survived against the odds. I cannot recommend this story highly enough. It is an absolute page turner, a tear jerker, and a must read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tearjerking tale of life in the gulag *by B***M on 18 December 2020* Heather Morris follows up her tearjerking story of love and survival, 'The Tatooist of Auschwitz', with another heart-rending semi-true tale showing the best and worst of humanity. We met the character Cilka in the first novel, where she was an important supporting character - a teenaged camp inmate who was forced to act as the concubine for the camp's commandant. In this sequel, she is the main character, and we follow her from the concentration camp to another prison - a Soviet gulag in the Arctic where she is sentenced to 15 years hard labour for collaboration. The sheer injustice of her situation is breathtaking - after years of horrendous abuse, she is punished for simply having done what she had to in order to avoid being killed. It's not some crazy fiction - Cilka was a real person and she really was imprisoned for this reason. The other women around her are being brutally punished for similar non-crimes, like wanting to marry someone from another country, or being related to the wrong person. The gulag is a fascinating though horrible world with its own code of conduct and politics. It is less utterly depraved than Auschwitz - which is very faint praise indeed. But the fact the prisoners have a degree more freedom and a degree less fear gives more opportunity for stories to develop. Cilka gradually makes some friends and finds meaningful work in the prison hospital, but she is damaged by her experiences and her courageous nature mean she is not as good at keeping her head down as she tries to be. It's impossible not to root for Cilka and want her to succeed, and there are many likeable supporting characters as well. It's not a cheerful read - but you wouldn't expect it to be. It is however life-affirming and a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the goodness in human nature, as well as a depiction of the results of the worst inhumanity. If you are likely to be upset by a story featuring violence, including sexual violence, and descriptions of horrible treatment of human beings then you might want to steer clear. All in all it's a well written book with a strong emotional punch and sheds light another shameful episode in human history. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good read but not as good as the first one *by J***T on 4 January 2022* I read this straight after the Tattoowist of Auschwitz which was probably a mistake. I thought it important to remember all of the previous story before starting this one focusing on Cilka but I really don't think it's necessary because the book recaps important parts of the Auschwitz story. This book focuses on Cilka's time at the Gulag where she is imprisoned for 15 years for being a Nazi sympathiser following her time at Auschwitz. As I read the books back to back I felt that the story was repetitive in some ways, the struggles at the Gulag are very similar to the precious story. I did enjoy the character development of Cilka but I wish I'd given myself a gap because I might have appreciated it more. I did learn a huge amount about the Soviet slave labour system reading this book though, particularly because of the notes at the back of the book. An interesting read. ## Frequently Bought Together - Cilka's Journey: The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz - The Tattooist of Auschwitz: the heartbreaking and unforgettable international bestseller --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/105346628-cilkas-journey-the-sunday-times-bestselling-sequel-to-the-tattooist](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/105346628-cilkas-journey-the-sunday-times-bestselling-sequel-to-the-tattooist) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-10-26*