{"product_id":"9781841885261-the-last-survivor","title":"The Last Survivor","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe miraculous true story of the Holocaust prisoner who survived three concentration camps\u003cbr\u003eThe miraculous true story of the man who survived three Holocaust concentration camps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eLast Stop Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Volunteer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is an extraordinary biography. A gripping narrative that opens as derring-do wartime escape drama rapidly turns into a horror story about man's inhumanity to man.Important and unforgettable'\u003c\/b\u003e JONATHAN DIMBLEBY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe awe-inspiring and gripping true story of the young man who survived not one, but three concentration camps, only - in the final days of the war - to be bombed while aboard a Nazi prison boat.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStowed away on top of a train, twenty-year-old Wim Aloserij escapes the obligatory work camps in Nazi-ruled Germany in 1943. The young man from Amsterdam then goes into hiding on a farm - sleeping in a wooden chest hidden underground. But it's not to last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the cover of night, Wim is captured during a raid and transported to the infamous Gestapo prison in Amsterdam. There, his life changes forever as he is thrown into the nightmare of the Holocaust and transported to Camp Amersfoort - the first of three concentration camps he must endure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the lessons he learned as a child as the victim of an alcoholic and abusive father, Wim is forced to adapt quickly and urgently to his hellish surroundings. However, it is with the end of the war in sight, that Wim must draw on every last strength he has when he finds himself caught in the very centre of Allied-Nazi crossfire.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt the age of 94, Wim finally felt ready to tell his incredible story, which he kept secret for most of his life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA true story of bravery, courage and resilience, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Survivor \u003c\/i\u003ewill leave you amazed by one young man's determination - against the odds - to survive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449782776182,"sku":"9781841885261","price":7.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28003137.jpg?v=1760446692","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781841885261-the-last-survivor","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}