Lilac girls. [kit]
Lilac girls. [kit]
By
:
Kelly, Martha Hall.
Publication Date
:
2016
Physical Description
:
Books.+ 1 discussion question booklet + 1 biographical booklet.
Subject Term
:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Fiction.
Nazis -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Series
:
BOOKCLUB KIT
BOOKCLUB KIT.
Summary
:
New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939--and then sets its sights on France. 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. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences. For the ambitious young German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, an ad for a government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life. Once hired, though, she finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power. The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to RavensbrÞuck, the notorious Nazi concentration camp for women. 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. In Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly has crafted a remarkable novel of unsung women and their quest for love, freedom, and second chances. It is a story that will keep readers bonded with the characters, searching for the truth, until the final pages.
Audience
:
For bookclub participants.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781101883082
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Copy | Status |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Bookclub Kit | Bookclub Kit | FIC KEL | (10 copies) | Checked In |