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. Martha Hall Kelly is the author of Lilac Girls, the runaway bestseller that spent over a year on the New York Times paperback chart. 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. Once hired, though, she finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences.įor the ambitious young German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, an ad for a government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939-and then sets its sights on France.Īn 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. New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this debut novel reveals a story of love, redemption, and secrets that were hidden for decades.
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