The Choice: Embrace the Possible

Clinical psychologist Eger (b. 1927) presents a searing firsthand account of surviving the Holocaust in this heartfelt memoir of trauma, resilience, and hope. At age 16, Eger and her family were sent from their home in Kosice, Hungary, to Auschwitz, where her parents died in the gas chamber. Eger and her sister barely survived a brutal period of confinement, forced marches, and near starvation in Auschwitz and other concentration camps before U.S. troops liberated their camp in 1945. The author eloquently examines the ongoing process of personal growth and recovery as she later becomes a wife, mother, and psychologist. She provides useful guidance on healing and dealing with adversity based on her own experiences, as well as compelling examples from her psychology practice focused on treating PTSD. Offering a gripping survival story and hard-won wisdom for facing the painful impact of trauma on the human psyche, this valuable work bears witness to the strength of the human spirit to overcome unfathomable evil.