Four Red Sweaters

The New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz tells the stories of four Jewish girls during the Holocaust,strangers whose lives were unknowingly linked by everyday garmentsrevealing how the ordinary can connect us in extraordinary ways. Jock HeidensteinAnita LaskerChana Zumerkornand Regina Feldman all faced the Holocaust in different ways. While they did not know each other–in fact had never met–each had a red sweater that would play a major part in their lives. In this absorbing and deeply moving accountaward-winning clothes historian Lucy Adlington documents their storiesknitting together the experiences that fragmented their families and their lives. Adlington immortalizes these young women whose resilienceskillsstrengthand kindness accompanied them through the darkest events in human history. A powerful reminder of the suffering they endured and a celebration of courageloveand tenacitythis moving and original work illuminates moments long lost to historynow pieced back together by a simple garment. Four Red Sweaters is illustrated with more than two dozen black-and-white images throughout.