Four Red Sweaters Powerful True Stories of Women and the Holocaust

"Lucy Adlington tells of the horrors of the Nazi occupation and the concentration camps from a fascinating and original angle. She introduces us to a little known aspect of the period, highlighting the role of clothes in the grimmest of societies imaginable and giving an insight into the women who stayed alive by stitching." - Alexandra Shulman, former Editor in Chief of British Vogue, on The Dressmakers of Auschwitz

"In The Dressmakers of Auschwitz, Lucy Adlington has unveiled not one but several long-hidden histories: the tale of a group of compassionate and audacious Jewish women who sewed for their lives; the story of clothes in the Holocaust; and the history of the fashion industry in World War II. Adlington has expertly interwoven these fascinating strands into an utterly absorbing, important and unique historical read." - Judy Batalion New York Times bestselling author of The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos, on The Dressmakers of Auschwitz

"A fresh, moving Auschwitz survival story involving a remarkable group of women." - Kirkus Reviews on The Dressmakers of Auschwitz

"[An] engrossing account . . . . tracking wartime horrors, and resilience, through cherished garments." - Kirkus Reviews

"Novelistic and wrenching, this serves as a poignant testament to the unconquerability of the human spirit." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)