NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - One million copies sold! Inspired by the
life of a real World War II heroine, this remarkable debut novel reveals
the power of unsung women to change history in their quest for love,
freedom, and second chances.
**"Extremely moving and memorable . . . This impressive debut should
appeal strongly to historical fiction readers and to book clubs that
adored Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale and Anthony Doerr's All the
Light We Cannot See."--Library Journal (starred review)
**
New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at
the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline's world
is forever changed when Hitler's army invades Poland in September
1939--and then sets its sights on France.
An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses
her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as
courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere
of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire
consequences.
For the ambitious young German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, an ad for a
government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life.
Once hired, though, she finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm
of Nazi secrets and power.
The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the
unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi
concentration camp for women. Their stories cross continents--from New
York to Paris, Germany, and Poland--as Caroline and Kasia strive to
bring justice to those whom history has forgotten.
USA Today "New and Noteworthy" Book - LibraryReads Top Ten
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