The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive

Adlington, Lucy, 1970- author.

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'The Dressmakers of Auschwitz' is a powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps.

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