'I wept because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.'

This book follows the perspective of four different people and their journey through World War 2. The paths of these four people converge as they head towards the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom.

My Thoughts:
I've never felt so angry and unbelievably sad whilst reading a book. I was left heartbroken, and I cried a LOT after finishing it. The thing that shocked me the most, is that despite this being the worst disaster in maritime history, I had never heard of it before. I never even knew of the thousands of lives lost in this particular event alone. The things people face in this book, at the hands of the Nazi as well as the men opposing the Nazi, is horrible. And the fact that this was millions of people's reality in the second World War is terrifying. This war isn't set in a fantasy, fictional world. It was in this world. And this book reminds us that there simply are no winners a war.