NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - For readers of The Nightingale and Sarah\'s Key, 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.
This is a page-turner demonstrating the tests and triumphs civilians faced during war, complemented by Kelly\'s vivid depiction of history and excel. . .
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) A] compelling first novel . . .
I was moved to tears.--San Francisco Book Review Extremely moving and memorable . . . .
A novel that brings to life what these women and many others suffered.
Martha Hall Kelly has brought readers a firsthand glimpse into one of history\'s most frightening memories. . .
It\'s smart, thoughtful and also just an old-fashioned good read.--Fort Worth Star-Telegram A powerful story for readers everywhere .
Lilac Girls falls squarely into the groundbreaking category of fiction that re-examines history from a fresh, female point of view. . .
Lilac illuminates.--People A compelling, page-turning narrative . . .
USA Today New and Noteworthy Book - LibraryReads Top Ten Pick Harrowing .
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.
The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbr ck, the notorious Nazi concentration camp for women.
Once hired, though, she finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power.
For the ambitious young German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, an ad for a government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life.
In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences.
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.
But Caroline\'s world is forever changed when Hitler\'s army invades Poland in September 1939--and then sets its sights on France.
New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - For readers of The Nightingale and Sarah\'s Key, 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
