The Choice

Resumen del libro

'The Choice is a gift to humanity. One of those rare and eternal stories that you don't want to end and that leaves you forever changed' DESMOND TUTU, Nobel Peace Prize LaureateEdith Eger was a gymnast and ballerina when she was sent to Auschwitz at the age of sixteen. There, she was made to dance for the infamous Josef Mengele.

Her heroic actions helped her sister to survive, and her bunkmates to save her life, during a death march, after which she was found in a pile of bodies, barely alive. She recovered and moved to America, going on to become an eminent psychologist, and giving the keynote address at Viktor Frankl's 90th birthday party. Like Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, Dr Edith Eger's important book, The Choice, could change your life.

Eger shares stories of the Holocaust and the experiences of her clients , who range from survivors of abuse to soldiers suffering from PTSD. She explains how many of us live within a mind that has become a prison and shows how freedom becomes possible once we confront our suffering. Warm, wise and compassionate, The Choice offers profound insights into the nature of human suffering, and our capacity to heal.

Biografía del autor

Nacida en Hungría, Edith Eger era una adolescente cuando en 1944 padeció uno de los peores horrores que ha visto la historia de la humanidad. Sobrevivió a Auschwitz y huyó a Checoslovaquia para acabar finalmente en Estados Unidos. Allí se doctoró en Psicología y conoció a su mentor, Viktor Frankl, quien le mostró la necesidad de superar su trauma para alcanzar la felicidad. Es profesora en la Universidad de California y tiene su propia clínica en La Jolla, California. Fue la encargada de dar el discurso de homenaje a Viktor Frankl en su noventa aniversario, durante la celebración de la Conferencia Internacional de Logopedia. Su primer libro, La bailarina de Auschwitz, fue un bestseller internacional.