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The Girl in the Green Sweater

A Life in Holocaust’s Shadow

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The Girl in the Green Sweater

By: Krystyna Chiger, Daniel Paisner - contributor
Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger
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The true story from the major motion picture In Darkness, official 2012 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.

In 1943, with Lvov's 150,000 Jews having been exiled, killed, or forced into ghettos and facing extermination, a group of Polish Jews daringly sought refuge in the city's sewer system. The last surviving member this group, Krystyna Chiger, shares one of the most intimate, harrowing, and ultimately triumphant tales of survival to emerge from the Holocaust. The Girl in the Green Sweater is Chiger's harrowing first-person account of the 14 months she spent with her family in the fetid, underground sewers of Lvov.

The Girl in the Green Sweater is also the story of Leopold Socha, the group's unlikely savior. A Polish Catholic and former thief, Socha risked his life to help Chiger's underground family survive, bringing them food, medicine, and supplies. A moving memoir of a desperate escape and life under unimaginable circumstances, The Girl in the Green Sweater is ultimately a tale of intimate survival, friendship, and redemption.

©2008 Kristine Keren (P)2020 Tantor 20th Century Europe Historical Military Modern Survival Emotionally Gripping
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A powerful book about the persecution of Jews in WW2, which we must never forget even as times move on

The power of the human spirit is never more evident in the resilience shown by so many during war.
Also to those brave people who stood up and helped those suffering, many risking their own lives to do so.

I note there is a criticism of the narrator sounding AI,
Personally I did not think this. However, I did find that she seemed to narrate with a permanent grin on her face, which given this nature and subject matter of the book a little bit odd.

A light through darkness

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it was an easy listen, it's unimaginable to have to live in a sewer but if the other choice is death you can understand why they chose this option of survival.

nothing stood out, just a sad existence for these strong minded people

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This book differs from everything, I have listened to, so far. I will remains in your memory even longer, if you realize that it is not just the story but memoirs. Very strong and making you thinking about humanity ... . A few words on the narrator: I would hate it, as it doesn't fit to all of audiobooks, I have listened to. However it is perfect for this particular one.

Strong, important, encouraging

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This is an amazing story of human endurance and of the kindness that was shown by non Jews at great risk to themselves. This story will stay with me for a very long time.

Incredible and moving

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I have never heard this story before and amazing someone could live like this for so long, it is a bit slow in parts but there is a lot of details

Interesting story though

Pretty unique story

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