Edith Eva Eger is an eminent psychologist and one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors old enough to remember life in the camps. A colleague of Viktor Frankl, Dr. Edith Eger has worked with veterans, military personnel, and victims of physical and mental trauma. She lives in La Jolla, California, and is the author of the bestselling and award-winning books The Choice and The Gift. The Ballerina of Auschwitz, the young adult edition of The Choice, was named a Sydney Taylor Award Notable Young Adult Book. Edie and her daughter, Marianne Engle--a renowned psychologist and food writer who helped develop the recipes in The Gift--encourage you to try the delicious dishes in the book and share your thoughts at LoveEdieandMarianne@Gmail.com.
"The Choice will be an extraordinary book on heroism, healing,
resiliency, compassion, survival with dignity, mental toughness,
and moral courage. It will appeal to millions of people who can
learn from Dr. Eger's inspiring cases and shocking personal story
as well as her profound clinical wisdom to heal their
lives."--Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D., Stanford Professor Emeritus of
Psychology, Author of the New York Times-Bestselling The Lucifer
Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
"The Choice is more than an eloquent memoir by Holocaust survivor
and psychologist Edith Eva Eger. It is an exploration of the
healing potential of choice. . . Eger is not suggesting that she is
unscarred by her experience, but that she lives a life filled with
grace. The Choice is not a how-to book; it is, however, an
invitation to choose to live life fully."-- "Book Page"
"The Choice pulls together stories and insights [Eger] has shared
with people around the world for decades and reveals new dimensions
of her remarkable life."-- "El Paso Inc."
"The Choice uses Eger's journey to teach readers how they, too, can
triumph over trauma."-- "Broadly"
"A beautiful memoir, reminiscent of the great works of Anne Frank
and Viktor Frankl. But it is more than a book--it is a work of art.
It gave me goosebumps, the kind that grace you in transcendent
moments of appreciating a Mozart sonata, an Elizabeth Barrett
Browning sonnet, or the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel." --Adam
Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take,
Originals, and Option B with Sheryl Sandberg
"The Choice...details [Eger's] time at Auschwitz, her escape, and
how she became a groundbreaking clinical therapist who has paved
the road for treatment of trauma survivors battling Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD)."-- "Kveller.com"
"This book is partly a memoir and partly a guide to processing
trauma. Eger was only sixteen years old when she and her family got
sent to Auschwitz. After surviving unbelievable horrors, she moved
to the United States and became a therapist. Her unique background
gives her amazing insight, and I think many people will find
comfort right now from her suggestions on how to handle difficult
situations." --Bill Gates
"I'll be forever changed by Dr. Eger's story...The Choice is a
reminder of what courage looks like in the worst of times and that
we all have the ability to pay attention to what we've lost, or to
pay attention to what we still have."--Oprah
"The Choice is a gift to humanity. One of those rare and eternal
stories that you don't want to end and that leave you forever
changed. Dr. Eger's life reveals our capacity to transcend even the
greatest of horrors and to use that suffering for the benefit of
others. She has found true freedom and forgiveness and shows us how
we can as well."--Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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