Seventy years on and now living in America and Britain, these ‘siblings of the heart’ have come together for the first time to tell the remarkable stories of the three mothers who defied death to give them life. Against all the odds, their babies did too. Somehow, all three women managed to survive. By the time they arrived, the Nazis had killed their fathers and their mothers were ‘walking skeletons,’ living moment to moment in the same concentration camp. Their babies were born weighing just three pounds within weeks of each other in the most horrendous of circumstances.

If you want to find out more about Wendy and her books you can visit her website and blog: Wendy also invites you to follow her on Facebook at, on Twitter at wendholden on Instagram and on Tumblr, Goodreads, and Pinterest.īorn Survivors tells the story of three young women pregnant by their husbands during World War Two and praying for a brighter future. You can order a copy here: Born Survivors Born Survivors was published by Little Brown in May 2015.

I read the book a couple of weeks ago and thought it was excellent, very well researched, very well tokd and very moving. “You’ll see my original desk, which I bought a long time ago, my wonderful wax candle which is completely made from wax – including the base, and my stylish drinks tray in my sitting room.Today I’m very pleased to welcome author Wendy Holden who is going to tell us about her latest book, Born Survivors, as well as a little about herself. “But I’ve made it comfortable with my chaise longue, turn table and 70s albums and endless book stacks. House-hunting this weekend? Here are six new developments in and around Derby to visit.“I call it a den, but it’s more of a summer house. “When I’m working, I’m in here,” said Wendy. It’s a truly inspirational setting for writing. She’s kitted it out all cosy and spends long hours there, sitting at her computer. Wendy’s hideaway is just a stone’s throw away from her house, which was the old gardener’s lodge to a country mansion in Two Dales near Matlock. “Moving to Derbyshire has been the best thing and I think being able to write in such a lovely setting has definitely helped me.” She wanted to bring her children up in the country and her hubby, a political consultant at Westminster, adores Derby County. Moving to Derbyshire ticks a lot of boxes for Wendy, who is celebrating the launch of her latest book, Last of the Summer Moet. It was quite a find and I think we knew we had to have it.” “I was fortunate and lucky and, thankfully, it’s the most wonderful place in the world. “I managed to get this,” she says, waving her arm round her dinky den. Author Wendy Holden says she definitely made the right decision when she blew her book advance on a delightful Derbyshire 'castle' - complete with writer’s hut in the woods.Īnd since moving here – spending long hours in her cosy hideaway churning out more than THIRTY books – Wendy says her dream has come true.

Marrying Up by Wendy Holden