Extraordinary storytelling about unfathomable horror.ampamp160ampamp160Library Journalampamp160starred reviewampamp34A worthy tribute to the extraordinary bravery of a remarkable woman.ampamp8221ampamp160ampamp8212ampamp160Publishers WeeklyIn World War IIs Poland thirty year old Zofia Sterner and her husbandampamp160Wacek refuse to be classified as Jews destined for extermination.Instead they evade the Nazis and the Soviets in several dramatic escapes and selflessly rescue many Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto andampamp160a labor camp later becoming active participants in the Warsaw Uprisingampamp160where they are taken prisoner. This retelling captured through diaries interviews war crime trial testimonies and letters detail the Sterners heroic rescues escapes and ultimate survival.ampamp160A true story of hope amid horrifying tragedyampamp160How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazisampamp160illustrates how war brings out the worst and the best in people and how true humanity and heroism of ordinary people are revealed by their willingness to risk everything and help others. This story is about being human under the most inhumane conditions.