Bøker av Carly Schabowski

She checked her watch - she had just three minutes. Then came the beep of morse code in her headset. With quick fingers she tapped out the message, her heart beating fast in her chest, sweat collecting at the nape of her neck... France, 1942: When Kasia is told she will be smuggled out of Poland to work as a radio operator with a French Resistance group, she plans to make the dangerous journey across the border alone. But when she meets a mute girl who she names Elodie, in a ghetto in Warsaw on the eve of her departure, she reminds Kasia so strongly of someone she loved - with one brown eye, and one green - that she knows she can't leave her behind, no matter the risk... Arriving in France, Kasia and Elodie are housed in a farmhouse with Hugo, an unwilling member of the Resistance. But as they share whispered candlelit conversations, Hugo begins to realise how brave and courageous Kasia's work is, and the pair grow closer. But Kasia's work as a radio operator is becoming more dangerous by the day as the Germans get closer to locating her signal. And as she creeps out of the farmhouse in the dead of night to send an urgent message, she knows the radio might bring the Germans terrifyingly close, perhaps even to the front door of her new home, to Hugo and Elodie... A heartbreaking and gripping wartime novel about one woman's brave decision to risk everything to save as many people as she can from the Nazis. An incredibly emotional and moving story, perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, When We Were Yours and The Alice Network. What readers are saying about Carly Schabowski: "Phenomenal... a breath of fresh air for wartime fiction." NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Loved it!... Rich and immersive." NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I was drawn in... heart-warming and fulfilling." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Intriguing... this is a page-turner." NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Incredibly moving... heartbreaking and gripping. I was enchanted." Goodreads reviewer

Holding the faded postcard in her trembling hands, Mia begins to read the one story her grandmother could never tell her, revealing a secret that will change her own life forever...When her beloved grandmother, Ilse, is taken into hospital, Mia drops everything to travel to Germany and care for the woman who raised her. But when her grandmother briefly wakes up and asks for a man called Szymon, Mia is confused. Who is he? And why does her grandmother need to see him so desperately? Later that night, Mia returns to her grandmother's apartment to search for clues. She soon discovers a small parcel hidden inside one of Ilse's suitcases. When she removes the wrapping, she finds a stack of faded postcards neatly bound together, signed with a name that makes her heart stop in her chest: Szymon. Desperate to find Szymon before it is too late, Mia unearths a story her grandmother never told her: of childhood friendship and heartbreaking young love on the eve of the Second World War, and of a plan to rescue a young man imprisoned by the Nazis. Mia can't quite believe her grandmother was so brave, and risked so much to save this man's life... But did she succeed? As the final pieces of the past come together, Mia realizes that she is about to find out what really happened to her grandmother during the war. But she doesn't expect to uncover a secret that will change everything... Based on a true story, this page-turning and emotional wartime novel follows one woman's brave decision to save the man she loves from the Nazis. An unputdownable and moving story about courage in the face of unimaginable odds, perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Nightingale and The Alice Network.Praise for Carly Schabowski: 'Beautiful and heartbreaking... pulls at the heartstrings... breathtaking in its beauty... Nothing I can say in my review can possibly do the justice this book deserves. I can only say to grab yourself a copy and experience it for yourself. A definite 5 star read.' Confessions of a Bookaholic ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Oh my gosh I don't know where to start, this book broke me... it will stay with me for a very long time... heartbreaking, poignant, gripping and compelling, I felt every emotion... I read this book in one sitting.' Fiction Vixen Reads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wow!! Just wow!!...This book is brilliant! More than brilliant, amazing!!!... Absolutely gripping, addictive and captivating... I was absolutely hooked from the first page to the last.' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Phenomenal... it is truly a must-read. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end, it is an amazing, unputdownable must-read. I wish I could give it more than five stars.' PageTurners ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Poland, 1939: As I stare into the German pilot's frightened eyes, I realise I have no choice but to help him. And in that moment, I know that this young man, and this decision, will change my life forever... When a German pilot crashes over my parents' farmland, at first I am terrified. Who is this man? And should I help him, or have him arrested? But when I look into his eyes for the first time, I feel in my heart that I must do everything I can to save this stranger's life. As I begin to secretly nurse his injuries, he tells me his name is Max. And as we share whispered candlelit conversations, he admits that he didn't crash his plane, but parachuted over Poland to defect from the Nazis. And as he slowly tells me his story, I realise I am falling in love with this man - with his bravery, and his determination to do what is right, no matter the cost. But when the Nazis arrive, the small world we have built together is shattered in an instant. And when the Germans arrest me and my twin siblings, dragging us to a camp in the dead of night, I know that our only chance of survival, our only hope, is to be rescued. As I sit in my cell, I think of what Max told me. He held my hand and promised me that if we were arrested, he would go undercover as a German soldier and save us. But will the guards believe his story? And, even if they do, will he make it to us before it is too late?"--Back cover.

"An utterly heartbreaking and completely gripping World War Two novel"--Cover.

"Snow falls and a woman prepares for a funeral she has long expected, yet hoped would never come. As she pats her hair and straightens her skirt, she tells herself this isn't the first time she's lost someone. Lifting a delicate, battered wristwatch from a little box on her dresser, she presses it to her cheek. Suddenly, she's lost in memory... January 1945. Dachau, Germany. As the train rattles through the bright, snowy Bavarian countryside, the still beauty outside the window hides the terrible scenes inside the train, where men and women are packed together, cold and terrified. Jewish watchmaker Isaac Schèuller can't understand how he came to be here, and is certain he won't be leaving alive. When the prisoners arrive at Dachau concentration camp, Isaac is unexpectedly pulled from the crowd and installed in the nearby household of Senior Officer Becher and his young, pretty, spoiled wife. With his talent for watchmaking, Isaac can be of use to Becher, but he knows his life is only worth something here as long as Becher needs his skills. Anna Reznick waits table and washes linens for the Bechers, who dine and socialise and carry on as if they don't constantly have death all around them. When she meets Isaac she knows she's found a true friend, and maybe more. But Dachau is a dangerous place where you can never take love for granted, and when Isaac discovers a heartbreaking secret hidden in the depths of Becher's workshop, it will put Anna and Issac in terrible danger..."--Provided by publisher.