Cilka is sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau, in 1942. The Commandant at Birkenau, notices her long beautiful hair and forces her separation from the other women prisoners. Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly given, equals survival. After liberation, Cilka is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to Siberia. But what choice did she have? In a Siberian prison camp, Cilka faces challenges both new and familiar, including the unwanted attention of the guards.
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