Pam Jenoff

From the author of the runaway bestseller The Orphan's Tale comes a remarkable story of friendship and courage centered around three women and a ring of female secret agents during World War II. 1946, Manhattan One morning while passing through Grand Central Terminal on her way to work, Grace Healey finds an abandoned suitcase tucked beneath a bench. Unable to resist her own curiosity, Grace opens the suitcase, where she discovers a dozen photographs--each of a different woman. In a moment of impulse, Grace takes the photographs and quickly leaves the station. Grace soon learns that the suitcase belonged to a woman named Eleanor Trigg, leader of a network of female secret agents who were deployed out of London during the war. Twelve of these women were sent to Occupied Europe as couriers and radio operators to aid the resistance, but they never returned home, their fates a mystery. Setting out to learn the truth behind the women in the photographs, Grace finds herself drawn to a young mother turned agent named Marie, whose daring mission overseas reveals a remarkable story of friendship, valor and betrayal. Vividly rendered and inspired by true events, New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff shines a light on the incredible heroics of the brave women of the war and weaves a mesmerizing tale of courage, sisterhood and the great strength of women to survive in the hardest of circumstances.

The Lost Girls of Paris

Includes an excerpt from The Kommandant's girl.

The Orphan's Tale

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris comes a riveting tale of unfathomable sacrifice and unlikely friendship during World War II. 1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amid the horrors of the Kraków Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous sewers beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers. Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of relative ease with her stepmother, who has developed close alliances with the occupying Germans. Scorned by her friends and longing for her fiancé, who has gone off to war, Ella wanders Kraków restlessly. While on an errand in the market, she catches a glimpse of something moving beneath a grate in the street. Upon closer inspection, she realizes it's a girl hiding. Ella begins to aid Sadie and the two become close, but as the dangers of the war worsen, their lives are set on a collision course that will test them in the face of overwhelming odds. Inspired by harrowing true stories, The Woman with the Blue Star is an emotional testament to the power of friendship and the extraordinary strength of the human will to survive.

The Woman with the Blue Star

Becoming a spy for the resistance after the Nazi's invade Poland, Emma Bau, taking on a new identity as a gentile, becomes a high-ranking Nazi official's assistant and, leading a double life, compromises her marriage vows, her safety, and the lives of those she loves for the cause. Original.

The Kommandant's Girl

How have I been lucky enough to come here, to be alive, when so many others are not? I should have died.… But I am here. 1945. Surviving the brutality of a Nazi prison camp, Marta Nederman is lucky to have escaped with her life. Recovering from the horror, she meets Paul, an American soldier who gives her hope of a happier future. But their plans to meet in London are dashed when Paul's plane crashes. Devastated and pregnant, Marta marries Simon, a caring British diplomat, and glimpses the joy that home and family can bring. But her happiness is threatened when she learns of a Communist spy in British intelligence, and that the one person who can expose the traitor is connected to her past.

The Diplomat's Wife

Defending the brother of a Holocaust hero against allegations of World War II crimes, fiercely independent attorneys Charlotte Gold and Jack Harrington slowly fall for one another, while their client refuses to help in his own defense and claims that proof of his innocence lies within an intricate clock. By the author of The Kommandant's Girl. 40,000 first printing.

The Things We Cherished

When they discover a Jewish Allied paratrooper stranded outside of their small mountain village in Poland, 18-year-old twin sisters Helena and Ruth Nowak hide him from the Nazis, but soon jealousy and a devastating betrayal set in motion events that will reverberate across the decades. Original.

The Winter Guest

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TITLE THE ORPHAN'S TALE OUT NOW One woman's determination to protect a child from the dangers of war will force her to face those lurking closer to home...

The Other Girl

Summer 1941 Young Adelia Montforte flees fascist Italy for America, where she is whisked away to the shore by her well-meaning aunt and uncle. Here, she meets and falls for Charlie Connally, the eldest of the four Irish-Catholic boys next door. But all hopes for a future together are soon throttled by the war and a tragedy that hits much closer to home. Grief-stricken, Addie flees—first to Washington and then to war-torn London—and finds a position at a prestigious newspaper, as well as a chance to redeem lost time, lost family…and lost love. But the past always nips at her heels, demanding to be reckoned with. And in a final, fateful choice, Addie discovers that the way home may be a path she never suspected.

The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach

A stirring novel of first love in a time of war and the unbearable choices that could tear sisters apart, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan's Tale Life is a constant struggle for the eighteen-year-old Nowak twins as they raise their three younger siblings in rural Poland under the shadow of the Nazi occupation. The constant threat of arrest has made everyone in their village a spy, and turned neighbor against neighbor. Though rugged, independent Helena and pretty, gentle Ruth couldn't be more different, they are staunch allies in protecting their family from the threats the war brings closer to their doorstep with each passing day. Then Helena discovers an American paratrooper stranded outside their small mountain village, wounded, but alive. Risking the safety of herself and her family, she hides Sam--a Jew--but Helena's concern for the American grows into something much deeper. Defying the perils that render a future together all but impossible, Sam and Helena make plans for the family to flee. But Helena is forced to contend with the jealousy her choices have sparked in Ruth, culminating in a singular act of betrayal that endangers them all--and setting in motion a chain of events that will reverberate across continents and decades. Originally published in 2014. Look for Pam Jenoff's new novel, The Woman with the Blue Star, an unforgettable story of courage and friendship during wartime. Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff. The Lost Girls of Paris The Orphans Tale The Diplomat's Wife The Kommandant's Girl The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach The Ambassador's Daughter

A Novel

1939. Overnight, Jewish nineteen-year-old Emma Bau's world is turned upside down when Germany invades Poland. And after only six weeks of marriage, her husband Jacob, a member of the Resistance, is forced to flee. Escaping the ghetto, Emma assumes a new, Christian identity and finds work at Nazi headquarters. As secretary to the charismatic Kommandant Richwalder, Emma vows to use her unique position to gather intelligence for the Resistance, by any means necessary. Poignant, affecting and gripping, Kommandant's Girl is the beautifully written story of one woman's struggle to survive one of the darkest periods in human history.

Kommandant's Girl

1940 : Con el mundo en guerra, Eleanor Trigg lidera un misterioso grupo de agentes secretas femeninas en Londres. Doce de estas mujeres son enviadas para ayudar a la Resistencia francesa. Nunca regresaron a casa. 1946 : Al pasar por la Estación Central, en Nueva York, Grace Healey encuentra una maleta abandonada escondida debajo de un banco. La maleta contiene una docena de fotografías, cada una de una mujer diferente. En busca de las mujeres reales de las fotos, Grace se siente cada vez más atraída por su misterioso destino. Y a medida que profundiza en los secretos del pasado, descubre una historia de amistad, valentía impensable y, en última instancia, de la más despreciable de las traiciones. Las chicas desaparecidas de París es una emotiva historia de amistad y traición durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, inspirada en hechos reales, de la autora best seller internacional Pam Jenoff

Las Chicas Desaparecidas de París (the Lost Girls of Paris - Spanish Edition)

Una poderosa novela de amistad dentro de un circo ambulante durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, El vagón de los huérfanos presenta a dos mujeres extraordinarias y sus historias desgarradoras de sacrificio y supervivencia. Noa, de dieciséis años, ha sido expulsada en desgracia después de quedar embarazada de un soldado nazi y verse forzada a renunciar a su bebé. Vive en los altos de una pequeña estación del ferrocarril, que limpia para ganarse su estancia allí. Cuando Noa descubre un furgón en el cual hay docenas de bebés judíos que son llevados a un campo de concentración, recuerda al hijo que le fue arrebatado. Y en un instante que cambiará el curso de su vida, se roba uno de los bebés y huye en medio de la noche en medio de la nieve. La joven encuentra refugio en un circo alemán, pero necesita aprender el trapecio ondulante para poderse mezclar con los demás sin que la descubran, sin hacer caso del resentimiento de Astrid, la principal trapecista. Rivales al principio, Noa y Astrid crean muy pronto un poderoso lazo entre ellas. Pero al ver que la fachada que las protege se vuelve cada vez más tenue, Noa y Astrid deben decidir si su amistad es suficiente para salvarse mutuamente, o si los secretos que arden entre ellas lo van a destruir todo.

vagón de los huérfanos

From the international bestselling author of "The Diplomat's Wife" comes this new novel that combines impeccable historical texture with suspense, drama, and romance.

Almost Home

A Hidden Affair

Amanda Hodgkinson

Karen White

Melanie Benjamin

Alyson Richman

Jenna Blum

Sarah Jio

Kristina McMorris

Presents short stories that all take place in and around New York City's Grand Central Station on the day after World War II ends, including contributions from such authors as Melanie Benjamin, Sarah Jio, and Amanda Hodgkinson.

Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion

Grand Central

Per mesi tra i bestseller del New York Times Noa ha sedici anni ed è stata cacciata di casa quando i genitori hanno scoperto che è rimasta incinta dopo una notte passata con un soldato nazista. Rifugiatasi in una struttura per ragazze madri, viene però costretta a rinunciare al figlio appena nato. Sola e senza mezzi trova ospitalità in una piccola stazione ferroviaria, dove lavora come inserviente per guadagnarsi da vivere. Un giorno Noa scopre un carro merci dove sono stipate decine di bambini ebrei destinati a un campo di concentramento e non può fare a meno di ricordare suo figlio. È un attimo che cambierà il corso della sua vita: senza pensare alle conseguenze di quel gesto, prende uno dei neonati e fugge nella notte fredda. Dopo ore di cammino in mezzo ai boschi Noa e il piccolo, stremati, vengono accolti in un circo tedesco, ma potranno rimanere a una condizione: Noa dovrà imparare a volteggiare sul trapezio, sotto la guida della misteriosa Astrid. In alto, sopra la folla, Noa e Astrid dovranno imparare a fidarsi l’una dell’altra, a costo della loro stessa vita. Per settimane tra i bestseller del New York Times Pubblicato in 12 Paesi Una storia travolgente di amicizia, coraggio e cambiamento sullo sfondo dell’occupazione nazista «La prosa di Pam Jenoff è evocativa e coinvolgente...» The Globe and Mail «Un meraviglioso tributo allo spirito umano e al coraggio che vince la disperazione...» Pam Jenoff Nata nel Maryland e cresciuta nei dintorni di Philadelphia, ha frequentato la George Washington University a Washington. Dopo un’esperienza al Pentagono, è stata trasferita al Dipartimento di Stato e poi assegnata al Consolato degli USA a Cracovia, in Polonia. Durante questo periodo ha intrecciato strette relazioni con la comunità ebraica polacca e ha approfondito le sue conoscenze sull’Olocausto. È autrice di numerosi libri tra cui The Kommandant’s Girl, bestseller internazionale. Vive vicino a Philadelphia con il marito e tre figli.

La ragazza della neve

Don’t miss these three remarkable novels of sacrifice, survival and the unimaginable choices women had to make in a time of war, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan’s Tale. THE AMBASSADOR’S DAUGHTER Paris, 1919. The world’s leaders have gathered to rebuild from the ashes of the Great War. But for one woman, the City of Light harbors dark secrets and dangerous liaisons, for which many could pay dearly. Brought to the peace conference by her father, a German diplomat, Margot Rosenthal initially resents being trapped in the congested French capital, where she is still looked upon as the enemy. But Margot strikes up unlikely alliances: with Krysia, an accomplished musician with radical acquaintances and a secret to protect; and with Georg, the handsome, damaged naval officer who gives Margot a job—and also a reason to question everything she thought she knew about where her true loyalties should lie. THE KOMMANDANT’S GIRL In this groundbreaking debut novel, nineteen-year-old Emma Bau is forced to disappear underground when Nazi tanks thunder into her native Poland, leaving her imprisoned within the city’s decrepit Jewish ghetto. But then, in the dead of night, the resistance smuggles her out to live in Krakow, where she takes on a new identity as Anna Lipowski, a gentile. Emma’s already precarious situation is complicated when Kommandant Richwalder, a high-ranking Nazi official, hires her to work as his assistant. At the urging of the resistance, she begins to use her position to access details of the Nazi occupation. As the atrocities of war intensify, Emma takes increasing risks to help the resistance, building to a climax that will risk not only her double life, but also the lives of those she loves. THE DIPLOMAT’S WIFE 1945. Surviving the brutality of a Nazi prison camp, Marta Nederman is lucky to have escaped with her life. Recovering from the horror, she meets Paul, an American soldier who gives her hope of a happier future. But their plans to meet in London are dashed when Paul’s plane crashes. Devastated and pregnant, Marta marries Simon, a caring British diplomat, and glimpses the joy that home and family can bring. But her happiness is threatened when she learns of a Communist spy in British intelligence, and that the one person who can expose the traitor is connected to her past.

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