Paperback edition of Moorehead's book which tells the story of 230 French women resisters who were rounded up by the Gestapo in 1943 and sent on a train to Auschwitz. 49 of them survived, and this is a portrait not just of a harrowing part of history but of ordinary people, bravery & endurance. From the author of "Betrand Russell" and "Martha Gellhorn". 'A story of stunning courage, generosity and hope.' Kathryn Hughes, "Mail On Sunday"