Stories of Hope: Finding Inspiration in Everyday Lives

Heather Morris, author of the internationally bestselling novels The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey , grew up on a farm in rural New Zealand. On her way back across the paddocks from school, Heather would visit her grandfather and listen to his experiences of war - stories he told only Heather. From a young age Heather discovered that people would tell her their stories if she stopped and listened.

In S tories of Hope , Heather Morris will explore the art of listening - a skill she employed when she met Lale Sokolov, the Tattooist of Auschwitz. It was her ability to listen that led him to entrust her with his story. Stories of Hope will examine Heather's extraordinary journey, in the form of a series of beautifully rendered tales of the people she has met, and the remarkable stories they have shared with her.