Do Not Cry When I Die

Praise

Praise for Do Not Cry When I Die:
“[A] beautiful, uplifting testimony.”
—Daily Mail

“Remarkable . . . So few Euro­pean Jews sur­vived the Holo­caust, and even few­er remain alive today. Do Not Cry When I Die pro­vides Salt, one of the remain­ing sur­vivors, with a plat­form to tell her own sto­ry before it’s too late…A valu­able con­tri­bu­tion to the genre of Holo­caust mem­oirs.”
—Jewish Book Council

“A deeply moving memoir, beautifully written and researched. I was engrossed from the opening: ‘It was a time of innocence . . . until it wasn’t.’ Renee Salt’s own words are brilliantly supported by Kate Thompson’s in depth exploration of context and her well-crafted storytelling.”
—Lucy Adlington, New York Times bestselling author

“An unforgettable story about the power of love, a story that reminds us how important hope is, a story that proves to us that human beings are remarkable and endlessly inspiring. An important and necessary book.”
—Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author

“A poignant memoir of the raw loss and horrors experienced by survivor Renee Salt, not only through the Holocaust, but in the daily struggles following liberation. Salt and Kate Thompson come together in powerful unity in a way that is both deeply moving and unforgettable. This is a story the world needs to know.”
—Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author

“It is almost impossible to find words to praise a book that is written with such incredible courage from a place of unimaginable suffering. Do Not Cry When I Die is, quite simply, the most important book you will read this year. It will stay with me for a very long time.”
—Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Lifeboat

“A powerful account of a young girl’s incredible resilience in the face of the unthinkable horror of the Holocaust, Renee Salt’s memoir is needed now more than ever. A riveting read.”
—Julia Kelly, international bestselling author of The Lost English Girl

“Extraordinary . . . travels to the very heart of existence.”
—Joshua Levine, bestselling author of Dunkirk

“Moving…Penned with Kate Thompson, Salt bravely recounts surviving Auschwitz as a teenage girl, aided by the love and fortitude of her mother. Renee’s journey is one of hope through the ashes of the past, and at 96 years young, Renee continues to speak truth to evil, transforming hopelessness and despair with a young woman’s courage.”
—Heather Dune Macadam, author of Star Crossed and 999

“A powerful testament to a mother’s love during unbelievable hardship. From ghettos to concentration camps to slave labor camps, Renee and her mother Sala miraculously stayed by each other’s side and held each other up. Powerful, poignant, and deeply important. A must-read.”
—Elizabeth Bellak, co-author of Renia’s Diary