The Choice: Embrace the Possible
A New York Times Bestseller
“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
“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
“Dr. Edith Eva Eger is my kind of hero. She survived unspeakable horrors and brutality; but rather than let her painful past destroy her, she chose to transform it into a powerful gift—one she uses to help others heal.” —Jeannette Walls, New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award and Christopher Award
At the age of sixteen, Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. Hours after her parents were killed, Nazi officer Dr. Josef Mengele, forced Edie to dance for his amusement and her survival. Edie was pulled from a pile of corpses when the American troops liberated the camps in 1945.
Edie spent decades struggling with flashbacks and survivor’s guilt, determined to stay silent and hide from the past. Thirty-five years after the war ended, she returned to Auschwitz and was finally able to fully heal and forgive the one person she’d been unable to forgive—herself.
Edie weaves her remarkable personal journey with the moving stories of those she has helped heal. She explores how we can be imprisoned in our own minds and shows us how to find the key to freedom. The Choice is a life-changing book that will provide hope and comfort to generations of readers.
“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
“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
“Dr. Edith Eva Eger is my kind of hero. She survived unspeakable horrors and brutality; but rather than let her painful past destroy her, she chose to transform it into a powerful gift—one she uses to help others heal.” —Jeannette Walls, New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award and Christopher Award
At the age of sixteen, Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. Hours after her parents were killed, Nazi officer Dr. Josef Mengele, forced Edie to dance for his amusement and her survival. Edie was pulled from a pile of corpses when the American troops liberated the camps in 1945.
Edie spent decades struggling with flashbacks and survivor’s guilt, determined to stay silent and hide from the past. Thirty-five years after the war ended, she returned to Auschwitz and was finally able to fully heal and forgive the one person she’d been unable to forgive—herself.
Edie weaves her remarkable personal journey with the moving stories of those she has helped heal. She explores how we can be imprisoned in our own minds and shows us how to find the key to freedom. The Choice is a life-changing book that will provide hope and comfort to generations of readers.
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Community Reviews
Incredible book. Part memoir, part therapy, part inspiration! I listened to the audio version and thoroughly enjoyed it.
A beautiful book in spite of the horrors, degradation and injustice of the Holocaust - Dr Eger is able to heal, forgive and thrive by understanding herself.
“Just remember no one can take away what you put in your mind”
“All your ecstasy in life is going to come from the inside”
I really valued this book. It’s been a few years since reading “mans search for meaning” although this has inspired me to revisit it again soon. I think this is a fantastic companion piece and offers something more with Edie sharing the stories of her patients as well as sharing her own imperfections, vulnerabilities and difficult truths.
Puts all of life in perspective and in our own hands
“Just remember no one can take away what you put in your mind”
“All your ecstasy in life is going to come from the inside”
I really valued this book. It’s been a few years since reading “mans search for meaning” although this has inspired me to revisit it again soon. I think this is a fantastic companion piece and offers something more with Edie sharing the stories of her patients as well as sharing her own imperfections, vulnerabilities and difficult truths.
Puts all of life in perspective and in our own hands
It's an incredible story from a survivor but personally I didn't care for her "voice" for lack of a better word. I think she has had an inspiring, courageous life. There was something in the flow of the story I just had a hard time enjoying. I think Vicktor Frankl's story is much more compelling for me personally.
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