Lilac Girls

I didn't pay much attention to the description - the cover caught my eye, and I noted it was a story that took place during the 40's - so I bit and opted for the audiobook.
That cover looks like it's going to be a story of three chummy girls during the 40's. Um...it's not.
I'll note that I'm not sure I'd have picked it up if I'd done more than just skim the description. This is a book about three separate women and the horrors of the Ravensbrook concentration camp. The women's paths do cross - but they cross as victim, tormentor, and savior. I still don't know why it's called “Lilac Girls” - maybe that bit passed me by and I didn't catch it.
All that aside - I really really enjoyed this one. The story is well told, and the audiobook is well performed. Two of the women are based on real people - the third is a hybrid of several of the survivors of Ravensbrook. I was most impressed that the ‘baddy' is a three-dimensional character - not just bad for the purpose of being bad.
This book is definitely a piece of historical fiction. But good historical fiction makes you want to learn more about what you just read about. And this is the case with this tale. I realized I didn't know much about the Ravensbrook Rabbits - and I'd like to read more.