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It's not just a thousand miles that separates Hanna Majewski from her younger sister, Stefa. There is another gulf--between the traditional Jewish ways that Hanna chose to leave behind in Warsaw, and her new, independent life in London. But as autumn of 1940 draws near, Germany begins a savage aerial bombing campaign in England, killing and displacing tens of thousands. Hanna, who narrowly escapes death, is recruited as a spy in an undercover operation that sends her back to her war-torn homeland. In Hanna's absence, her parents, sister, and brother have been driven from their comfortable apartment into the Warsaw Ghetto. Sealed off from the rest of the city, the Ghetto becomes a prison for nearly half a million Jews, struggling to survive amid starvation, disease, and the constant threat of deportation to Treblinka. Once a pretty and level-headed teenager, Stefa is now committed to the Jewish resistance. Together, she, Hanna, and Janka, a family friend living on the Aryan side of the city, form a trio called The War Girls. Against overwhelming odds and through heartbreak they will fight to rescue their loved ones, finding courage through sisterhood to keep hope alive . . .

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[In] this powerful work of historical fiction...Kelli Tager's matter-of fact presentation captures the cruelties of the Nazis, as well as the resilience of the victims...Three women, each smoothly differentiated by Tager, are featured...With authenticity and candor, Tager keeps listeners immersed. -- AudioFile Historical accuracy saturat[es] every page of this moving, compassionate novel. -- Booklist

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"V. S. Alexander is the acclaimed author of The Sculptress, The Traitor, The Irishman's Daughter, The Magdalen Girls, and The Taster. An ardent student of history with a strong interest in music and the visual arts, some of his writing influences include Shirley Jackson, Oscar Wilde, Daphne du Maurier, or any work by the exquisite Bronte sisters. He lives in Florida. Kelli Tager is a classically trained actor with a master's degree in Shakespeare studies from the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK. She worked in film/theater and taught children's acting for many years. Now, she only acts behind the mic in commercials, animation, and, of course, audiobooks. (""Kelli Garland"" narrates anything for the young listener.) Audiobook narration is the perfect marriage between her love of literature and her love of acting."

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