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From the USA Today bestselling author comes a gripping new emotional WW2 historical novel. Inspired by a true story!'Easily my favorite historical novel of the year If you love WWII fiction, this is a must read' Soraya M. Lane, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Wives of War and The Last Correspondent Rumours of the Nazis coming for Czech children swept through the villages like a breeze through the trees, and the story was always the same... They wanted our children to raise as their own Since her husband, Josef, joined the Czech resistance three years ago, Anna Dankova has done everything possible to keep her daughter, Ema, safe. But when blonde haired, blue-eyed Ema is ripped from her mother's arms in the local marketplace by the dreaded Brown Sisters, nurses who were dedicated to Hitler's cause, Anna is forced to go to new extremes to take back what the Nazis have stolen from her.Going undercover as a devoted German subject eager to prove her worth to the Reich, the former actress takes on a role of a lifetime to find and save her daughter. But getting close to Ema is one thing. Convincing her that the Germans are lying when they claim Anna stole her from her true parents is another...'A powerful story told with humanity, skill and empathy' Kate Thompson, author of The Little Wartime Library'A moving story of a mother's love battling against the determination of the Reich to create a pure Aryan race' USA Today bestseller Glynis Peters'An intensely moving, brilliantly researched novel about love, loss, and the lengths a mother will go to for her child' USA Today bestseller Deborah Carr'Pulls you in on page one and never lets go! A chilling look at a Nazi program most of us have never even heard of...Historical fans will love this one!' Sara Ackerman, USA Today bestselling author of The Codebreaker's Secret'Oh my heart! This was such a poignant and powerful story...It will stay with me for a long time.' - Gill Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of The Light
A mother infiltrates the Nazi regime to rescue her daughter who has been taken by the SS. Anna Dankova, whose husband is in the Czech resistance, has spent three years protecting her daughter Ema. When Ema is abducted by the Brown Sisters, nurses dedicated to Hitler's cause, Anna must go undercover as a loyal German subject to find her. Her mission is complicated by the need to convince Ema that the Germans are wrong about Anna stealing her from her true parents.
The novel is lauded as a gripping and emotional historical novel set during WWII, inspired by a true story. Reviewers highlight its powerful narrative of a mother's love battling against the Reich's eugenics program. The book is praised for its humanity, skill, empathy, and meticulous research, drawing comparisons to other successful WWII fiction. Readers are particularly moved by the poignant story of loss and the extreme lengths a mother will go to for her child.
Page Count:
384
Publication Date:
2023-03-02
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
ISBN-10:
0008541973
ISBN-13:
9780008541972
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