Book Description: On a golden August morning in 1939, sisters Antonina and Helena Dąbrowska send their father off to defend Poland against the looming threat of German invasion. The next day, the first bombs fall on Warsaw, decimating their beloved city and shattering the world of their youth.
When Antonina's beloved Marek is forced behind ghetto walls along with the rest of Warsaw's Jewish population, Antonina turns her worry into action and becomes a key figure in a daring network of women risking their lives to shelter Jewish children. Helena finds herself drawn into the ranks of Poland's secret army, joining the fight to free her homeland from occupation. But the secrets both are forced to keep threaten to tear the sisters apart--and the cost of resistance proves greater than either ever imagined.
My Thoughts: Stories about World War II always catch my interest.
Amanda Barratt is a new to me author and this story that she penned is absolutely fantastic.
This story takes to the forgotten history of Poland during World War II. The true stories of real humans who helped each other out of the ghetto and who risked life and limb to get children out of the war torn country.
Two sisters. Two different ways to help.
Both sisters choose to help in the war effort. Antonina gets into the action by getting children and women out of the ghetto. The risks she and the other women take scares most people but these are tough women with a purpose.
Helena joins Poland's secret army. The ways that the secret army worked are incredible.
The secrets that each sister must carry are heart rending. It seems that the war is costing each too much. But who else will help?
I found it interesting how the women were capable and strong. The women took up where the men could not.
This is a fantabulous read! And would make a great Christmas present for that reader on your list.
*This book was provided for rerview by Revell*
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