I really enjoyed this different kind of Holocaust-survivor-story. Edith has been called the 'Anne Frank who survived' because the two girls were about the same age at the time of the Holocaust. The first third of the book details her terrible experiences at Auschwitz. The second part is about her life following the war and how she coped--and didn't cope--with survivor's trauma. The third part of the book is about her practice as a psychiatrist and how she helps people work through trauma. I don't endorse all her methods but her basic teaching of forgiveness and acceptance is biblical. Near the end of the book, her husband encourages her in doing something very difficult to help her prove her own theory and find freedom from the pain in her past.