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June 1, 2022 34 mins
Whoever saves a soul, saves the world.

Author Annette Libeskind Berkovits's historical novel, The Corset Maker, is inspired by the life of her mother Dora, who grew up in a strict Orthodox Jewish home in Warsaw, Poland circa WWll. Dora chose a most unorthodox and unexpected path for herself which became the catalyst of the Corset Maker

The historical novel weaves threads of Nazism, antisemitism, sexism and the determination of a young heroine as she navigates the world in search of her destiny.

Buy her book on Amazon. Follow her at: www.annetteberkovits.com

Annette Libeskind Berkovits was born in Kyrgyzstan and grew up in postwar Poland and the fledgling state of Israel

“Annette Libeskind Berkovits has made central moments of twentieth century history come alive.”
—John J. Clayton, award-winning author of literary fiction and short story collections
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