Daughters of Warsaw
Frances, Maria2024
Book
1942, Warsaw: Young Zofia finds herself leading a double life when she is enlisted to help the fearless Irena Sendler save hundreds of Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto. Every night, Zofia risks her life to shepherd the children to safety. But when the worst happens, she is forced to make her riskiest journey yet to keep Irena's mission alive. Now, Seattle: After yet another miscarriage, heartbroken Lizzie returns to the comfort of her childhood home, where she stumbles upon a hidden photograph of her great-grandmother among a mysterious group of people. On a quest to discover more, Lizzie uncovers a buried past darker and more dangerous than she could ever have imagined...
Main title:
Daughters of Warsaw / Maria Frances.
Author:
Frances, Maria, author
Work:
Edition:
Trade paperback edition.
Imprint:
London : Avon, 2024.©2024
Collation:
viii, 327 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"A novel inspired by powerful true stories of bravery and hope" --Page [1] of cover.
ISBN:
9780008618490 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.92F
Language:
English
Subject:
Jewish children in the Holocaust -- Poland -- FictionYoung women -- Poland -- Warsaw -- FictionWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Warsaw -- FictionWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Poland -- FictionRighteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- FictionFamily secrets -- FictionHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- FictionGetto warszawskie (Warsaw, Poland) -- FictionPoland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945 -- FictionSeattle (Wash.) -- History -- 21st century -- FictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
2292217