Lily also loves learning new hairstyles and practicing on her sisters. Lily is in the second grade and loves art and learning to draw! She likes playing with her friends and sisters and being silly is her favorite. Lily is the youngest and according to her older sisters, she’s the sweetest! This cutie is super outgoing and interactive! Lily always wants to help others and is the first to ask a friend or her sisters if they need anything. Like her older sister, Mari also dreams of becoming a veterinarian and her biggest wish is to be adopted into a family with her sisters! In her third-grade class, she’s currently learning division, which she loves! Mari is creative and has a great sense of humor! She’s well-liked at school and has many friends. Mari thrives at school and her favorite subject is math.

Middle sister Mari is definitely a leader among her sisters! Mari is a very active kid and loved organizing her sisters for freeze tag during our visit! Her sisters teased her by saying that she’s the messiest and the bossiest-she took it in stride though and laughed with them! This anecdote is a great peek into who Mari is-easy going, caring, and silly! Laura’s sisters shared that she is, “nice, funny, sweet, and really respectful.” Those compliments meant a lot to her coming from her little sisters! Laura shared again and again with us how much she wants to have a family and for her sisters to all remain together! When asked what family means to her, Laura told our team that a family is made up of people who take care of each other and support each other. Laura has a deep love of animals! She likes cats and dogs and dreams of becoming a vet when she grows up. Laura is in the 7 th grade and, currently, her favorite subject is art! She likes drawing faces, animals, and making her own cartoons. Laura’s true passion is school! She loves learning and works hard to excel in her classes. She even styles their hair-we were sure to compliment her on her beautiful braiding skills!

Laura is quick to check on her younger sisters and make sure all of their needs are met before worrying about herself. Oldest sister Laura is quieter and always seeks to protect her sisters. Laura, Mari, and Lily know each other inside and out and we so enjoyed learning more about how they view one another and what each other’s strengths are! These sweet sisters have been through a lot, but they’ve always had each other! Their close bond is remarkable to witness-they have so much fun together and are able to let loose and be themselves in each other’s company. We met sisters Laura (14), Mari (11), and Lily (9) last month in Colombia and one thing was clear immediately-these girls all dream of having a forever family! During the afternoon we spent together coloring, swinging, and playing freeze tag, we were able to see just how close these amazing sisters are. “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” Colossians 3:14 Three Sisters is her third novel, and the final piece in the phenomenon that is the Tattooist of Auschwitz series.UPDATE: We are so excited to share that Laura, Mari, and Lily have found their forever family! To learn about other children still waiting for their forever family, visit our international adoption photolistings. Heather Morris is the global bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey, which have sold eight million copies worldwide. They have chosen Heather Morris to tell their story in Three Sisters. Two of the sisters are alive in Israel today, surrounded by friends and family. Three Sisters is a beautiful story of hope in the hardest of times and of finding love after loss. In Auschwitz-Birkenau the three sisters are reunited and, remembering their father, they make a new promise, this time to each other: That they will survive. She escapes for a time, but eventually she too is captured and transported to the death camp. Magda, only 17, stays with her mother and grandfather, hiding out in a neighbour's attic or in the forest when the Nazi militia come to round up friends, neighbours and family. Together, they fight to survive through unimaginable cruelty and hardship.

Cibi, only 19 herself, remembers their promise and follows Livia, determined to protect her sister, or die with her. Years later, at just 15, Livia is ordered to Auschwitz by the Nazis. When they are little girls, Cibi, Magda and Livia make a promise to their father - that they will stay together, no matter what.

A visit to friends and three sisters