Overview
Bestselling author Pam Jenoff shows the unimaginable sacrifices one woman must make in a time of war. Nineteen-year-old Emma Bau has been married only three weeks when Nazi tanks thunder into her native Poland. Within days Emma's husband, Jacob, is forced to disappear underground, leaving her imprisoned within the city's decrepit Jewish ghetto. But then, in the dead of night, the resistance smuggles her out. Taken to Krakow to live with Jacob's Catholic aunt, Krysia, Emma takes on a new identity as Anna Lipowski, a gentile. Emma's already precarious situation is complicated by her introduction to Kommandant Richwalder, a high-ranking Nazi official who hires her to work as his assistant. Urged by the resistance to use her position to access details of the Nazi occupation, Emma must compromise her safety--and her marriage vows--in order to help Jacob's cause. As the atrocities of war intensify, Emma must make choices that will force her to risk not only her double life but also the lives of those she loves.
Full Product Details
Author: Pam Jenoff ,
Nancy Peterson
Publisher: Park Row Books
Imprint: Park Row Books
Edition: Library Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 16.80cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 15.50cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9781982678203
ISBN 10: 1982678208
Publication Date: 09 July 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
With luminous simplicity, Jenoff's breathtaking debut chronicles the life of a young Jewish bride during the Nazi occupation of Krakow, Poland, in WWII...This is historical romance at its finest. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
An intriguing mystery and a captivating heroine...A read to savor! -- Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network, praise for the author A tribute to the human spirit that soars in the midst of epic despair. -- NPR, praise for the author With luminous simplicity, Jenoff's breathtaking debut chronicles the life of a young Jewish bride during the Nazi occupation of Krakow, Poland, in WWII...This is historical romance at its finest. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A tribute to the human spirit that soars in the midst of epic despair. -- NPR, praise for the author An intriguing mystery and a captivating heroine...A read to savor! -- Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network, praise for the author With luminous simplicity, Jenoff's breathtaking debut chronicles the life of a young Jewish bride during the Nazi occupation of Krakow, Poland, in WWII...This is historical romance at its finest. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Author Information
Pam Jenoff is the author of several novels of historical fiction, including the international bestseller The Kommandant's Girl. She holds a bachelor's degree in international affairs from George Washington University and a master's degree in history from Cambridge, and she received her Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania. Jenoff's novels are inspired by her experiences working at the Pentagon and also as a diplomat for the State Department handling Holocaust issues in Poland. She lives with her husband and three children near Philadelphia, where, in addition to writing, she teaches law school. Nancy Peterson is a voice talent and audiobook narrator who won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2018.
