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The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp
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384 pages, Paperback
Published June 9, 2026
About the author
Lynne Olson
16 books736 followers Lynne Olson is a New York Times bestselling author of ten books of history, most of which focus on World War II. Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has called her "our era's foremost chronicler of World War II politics and diplomacy."
Lynne’s latest book, The Sisterhood of Ravensbruck: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis In Hitler’s All-Female Concentration Camp, was published by Random House on June 3,2025. Three of her previous books — Madame Fourcade's Secret War, Those Angry Days, and Citizens of London were New York Times bestsellers.
Born in Hawaii, Lynne graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arizona. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a journalist for ten years, first with the Associated Press as a national feature writer in New York, a foreign correspondent in AP's Moscow bureau, and a political reporter in Washington. She left the AP to join the Washington bureau of the Baltimore Sun, where she covered national politics and eventually the White House.
Lynne lives in Washington, DC with her husband, Stanley Cloud, with whom she co-authored two books. Visit Lynne Olson at http://lynneolson.com.
Lynne’s latest book, The Sisterhood of Ravensbruck: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis In Hitler’s All-Female Concentration Camp, was published by Random House on June 3,2025. Three of her previous books — Madame Fourcade's Secret War, Those Angry Days, and Citizens of London were New York Times bestsellers.
Born in Hawaii, Lynne graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arizona. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a journalist for ten years, first with the Associated Press as a national feature writer in New York, a foreign correspondent in AP's Moscow bureau, and a political reporter in Washington. She left the AP to join the Washington bureau of the Baltimore Sun, where she covered national politics and eventually the White House.
Lynne lives in Washington, DC with her husband, Stanley Cloud, with whom she co-authored two books. Visit Lynne Olson at http://lynneolson.com.
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Review of advance copy
Olson focused on the women of the French Resistance who were housed in Ravensbruck, an all female concentration camp during WWII. She tells how the women focused on remaining a community throughout their imprisonment. it was amazing to read how , even being imprisoned, they chose to dupe the Germans. Rather than succumb to the hardships, they worked together, supported each other and remained loyal to each other. The French women in Ravensbruck NEVER collaborated with the Germans as did other ethnic groups that were housed there. Sometimes difficult to read, the chronicle of most imprisoned was followed with their loyalties to each other. Olson also give details on how the women were treated or not after their release and how Ravensbruck, with all of its atrocities going on inside was the least concentration camp to be investigated therefore had the fewest of crime trials.. Some, especially the Polish women, were totally denied help or support.
The Sisterhood read much like fiction, but in a most non fiction, real way. Olson's writing was well researched, written in good sequence and she left no detail, no matter how gruesome, behind. If you've read Martha Kelly's novel, The Lilac Girls, The Sisterhood is the reality version of that novel. An outstanding read!
The Sisterhood read much like fiction, but in a most non fiction, real way. Olson's writing was well researched, written in good sequence and she left no detail, no matter how gruesome, behind. If you've read Martha Kelly's novel, The Lilac Girls, The Sisterhood is the reality version of that novel. An outstanding read!
Review of advance copy
A complete and detailed account of a small group of French women who were active in the Resistance and what happened to them before, during and after their internment in Ravensbruk through 2015. Heartbreaking and awe-inspiring.
July 21, 2026
Uncomfortable, frustrating, infuriating, and extremely important.
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