ew Zealand-born author Heather Morris shot to fame with her debut novel in 2018. It tells the true story of Lale Sokolov, a Jew imprisoned at Auschwitz in 1942. When the SS discovered he could speak multiple languages, he became the Tätowierer – the tattooist who branded the prisoners. At the concentration camp he met Gita, falling in love while tattooing her. The story is currently being made into a TV series starring Kiwi Melanie Lynskey as Heather and Harvey Keitel as old Lale Sokolov.
