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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TITLE THE ORPHAN'S TALE OUT NOWBased in part on actual events, Kommandant's Girl is a compelling tale of love and courage in a dangerous and desperate times.Unique in voice and evocative in historical detail, this stunning debut faithfully explores the gray area between right and wrong and the timeless themes of home, stuggle and defiance in the face of overwhelming odds. Nineteen-year-old Emma Bau has been married only three weeks when Nazi tanks thunder into her native Poland. Within days Emma's husband, Jacob, is forced to disappear underground, leaving her imprisoned within the city's decrepit, moldering Jewish ghetto. But then, in the dead of night, the resistance smuggles her out. Taken to Krakow to live with Jacob's Catholic cousin, Krysia, Emma takes on a new identity as Anna Lipowski, a gentile.Emma's already precarious situation is complicated by her introduction to Kommandant Richwalder, a high-ranking Nazi official who hires her to work as his assistant. Urged by the resistance to use her position to access details of the Nazi occupation, Emma must compromise her safety-and her marriage vows-in order to help Jacob's cause. As the atrocities of war intensify, so does Emma's relationship with the Kommandant, building to a climax that will risk not only her double life, but also the lives of those she loves.Praise for Pam Jenoff:'[A] heartbreakingly romantic story of forbidden love during WW2' - Heat'Must read' - Daily Express

1942: Hannah Martel klarer med nød og neppe å flykte fra nazistene etter at forloveden blir drept i et angrep. Hun kommer seg om bord på et skip som skal til Amerika, men blir nektet å gå i land. I sin desperasjon reiser hun til sin kusine Lily, som bor i Brussel. Hannah er fremdeles i livsfare og vil gjøre alt for å komme seg vekk fra Europa. Snart har hun ikke annet valg enn å oppsøke undergrunnsmiljøet hun helst ville ha lagt bak seg.Hannah blir med i et hemmelig motstandsnettverk ledet av en mystisk kvinne ved navn Micheline og hennes bror Mateo. Men en stor feil gjør at Lilys familie blir arrestert og plassert på toget til Auschwitz, og Hannah står brått i en voldsom lojalitetskonflikt. Hvor mye er hun villig til å ofre for å redde dem hun elsker?Kodenavn Safir er inspirert av virkelige hendelser, og er en sterk roan om kjærlighet, familie og en ung kvinnes utrolige kraft i en vanskelig tid.

1942. Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fiancé was killed, taking refuge with her cousin, Lily, in Brussels. Desperate to flee Europe, Hannah joins the Sapphire Line: a secret resistance network led by a mysterious woman named Micheline and her enigmatic brother Mateo. But when Lily's family are arrested and slated for deportation to Auschwitz, Hannah finds herself torn between her loyalties and her own determination to escape.How much is Hannah willing to sacrifice to save the people she loves?

Bestselling author Pam Jenoff shows the unimaginable sacrifices one woman must make in a time of war.Nineteen-year-old Emma Bau has been married only three weeks when Nazi tanks thunder into her native Poland. Within days Emma's husband, Jacob, is forced to disappear underground, leaving her imprisoned within the city's decrepit Jewish ghetto. But then, in the dead of night, the resistance smuggles her out. Taken to Krakow to live with Jacob's Catholic aunt, Krysia, Emma takes on a new identity as Anna Lipowski, a gentile.Emma's already precarious situation is complicated by her introduction to Kommandant Richwalder, a high-ranking Nazi official who hires her to work as his assistant. Urged by the resistance to use her position to access details of the Nazi occupation, Emma must compromise her safety--and her marriage vows--in order to help Jacob's cause. As the atrocities of war intensify, Emma must make choices that will force her to risk not only her double life but also the lives of those she loves.

"An emotional novel that you will never forget." -Lisa Scottoline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of EternalFrom the author of The Lost Girls of Paris comes a riveting tale of courage and unlikely friendship during World War II -- Now a New York Times bestsller!1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents in 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 tunnels 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. 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 incredible true stories, The Woman with the Blue Star is an unforgettable testament to the power of friendship and the extraordinary strength of the human will to survive.Highly recommended by Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post, CNN, BookTrib, Goodreads, Betches, AARP, Frolic, SheReads, and more!Don't miss Pam Jenoff's new novel, Code Name Sapphire, a riveting tale of bravery and resistance during World War II.Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff:The Lost Girls of ParisThe Orphan's TaleThe Ambassador's DaughterThe Diplomat's WifeThe Last Summer at Chelsea BeachThe Kommandant's GirlThe Winter Guest

Krakow, 1942: Sadie er 18 år og bor sammen med foreldrene i en jødisk ghetto. Når nazistene ransaker ghettoen, må familien søke tilflukt i kloakknettet under byen. Her blir de boende, sammen med andre jøder som skjuler seg for å berge livet.En dag kikker Sadie opp gjennom en rist i taket, og får øye på en ung jente på hennes egen alder. Jenta på utsiden bestemmer seg for å hjelpe Sadie og familien hennes, og det utvikler seg et vennskap mellom de to unge kvinnene. Men etter hvert som tiden går, blir møtene deres mer og mer risikofylte.Jenta med blå stjerne er inspirert av opprivende, sanne historier, og er en følelsesladd hyllest til vennskapets kraft og den ekstraordinære styrken hos et menneske som bare ønsker én ting: å overleve.

På New York Times' bestselgerlisteSeksten år gamle Noa er forvist fra hjemmet sitt i Nederland etter at hun ble gravid med en tysk soldat og tvunget til å gi fra seg barnet. Hun bor på et lite rom i stasjonsbygningen på en jernbanestasjon som hun vasker for å få penger til å overleve.Da hun oppdager en vogn som inneholder jødiske spedbarn som skal sendes til en konsentrasjonsleir, blir hun minnet på barnet som ble tatt fra henne. I et øyeblikk som vil endre totalt kursen på livet hennes, tar hun et av spedbarna og flykter inn i vinternatten.

Stjerner over Paris er inspirert av virkelige hendelser, og Pam Jenoff har skapt en altoppslukende fortelling om mot og søsterskap.Manhattan, 1946: En morgen Grace Healey går gjennom Grand Central Terminal på vei til jobb, finner hun en forlatt koffert under en benk. Hun klarer ikke å motstå fristelsen til å åpne den, og oppdager et knippe fotografier av ulike kvinner. På impuls tar hun med seg bildene og forlater stasjonen.Det viser seg at kofferten tilhørte en kvinne ved navn Eleanor Trigg, leder av et nettverk med kvinnelige hemmelige agenter som ble sendt fra London under krigen. Noen av disse kvinnene kom aldri tilbake, og deres skjebne er et mysterium. Grace bestemmer seg for å forsøke å finne ut sannheten om dem.

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.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TITLE THE ORPHAN'S TALE OUT NOW!Forbidden love in the time of war, this is essential reading for fans of emotional historical romance, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Maureen Lee.August 1940 and 16-year-old refugee Addie escapes Fascist Italy to live with her aunt and uncle in Atlantic City. As WW2 breaks, she finds acceptance and love with Charlie Connally and his family.But war changes everything: secrets and passions abound, and when one brother's destructive choices lead to the tragic death of another, the Connally family is decimated, and Addie along with them.Now 18, she flees, first to Washington and then to war-torn London where she is swept up with life as a correspondent. But when Charlie, now a paratrooper, re-appears, Addie discovers that the past is impossible to outrun. Now she must make one last desperate attempt to find within herself the answers that will lead the way home.Praise for Pam Jenoff:'[A] heartbreakingly romantic story of forbidden love during WW2' - Heat'Must read' - Daily Express

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TITLE THE ORPHAN'S TALE OUT NOWLove will tear them apart...Helena and Ruth Nowak are like chalk and cheese: one staunchly outspoken and independent, the other gentle and caring. Caught up in the struggle of Nazi occupied Poland, the sisters have bound together and created an enviable bond that can't be broken. Or so they thought...When Helena discovers a Jewish Allied paratrooper, wounded but alive, she risks the safety of herself and her family to hide him. As her feelings for the solider grow deeper, she finds her loyalties torn.Outraged at this impulsive choice that endangers them all, mild-mannered Ruth finds herself becoming increasingly jealous of Helena.As tensions are sparked, a singular act of betrayal unleashes a chain of events that will endanger them all and reverberate for decades to come.From hardship and heartbreak, this gut-wrenching tale puts to the test the ties of sisterhood in the shadow of WW2.Praise for Pam Jenoff:'[A] heartbreakingly romantic story of forbidden love during WW2' - Heat'Must read' - Daily Express

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TITLE THE ORPHAN'S TALE OUT NOWParis, 1919The nation's leaders have gathered to rebuild the world from the ashes of The Great War. But for one woman, the City of Light harbours dark secrets and dangerous liaisons Brought to the peace conference by her German Diplomat father, Margot resents being trapped in Paris where she is still looked upon as the enemy.Yet returning to Berlin means a life with the wounded fiance she barely knows. Torn between duty and the desire to be free, Margot strikes up unlikely alliances: with Krysia, a musician who protects a secret; and with Georg, the handsome, damaged naval officer who makes Margot question where her true loyalties should lie.Against the backdrop of one of the most significant events of the century, a delicate web of lies obscures the line between the casualties of war and of the heart, making trust a luxury that no one can afford.THE STUNNING PREQUEL TO THE BESTSELLING NOVEL, KOMMANDANT'S GIRL, HERALDED A 'BREATHTAKING DEBUT' BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'Wonderfully written and utterly compelling, this is a must-read' - The SunPraise for Pam Jenoff:'[A] heartbreakingly romantic story of forbidden love during WW2' - Heat'Must read' - Daily Express

Roger Dykmans, a university student, is living with his brother Hans, an international emissary who's secretly working against the Nazis. As time goes by, Roger finds himself increasingly drawn to Magda, Hans' Jewish wife, and soon they are involved in a passionate love affair. But their secret world is turned upside down when Magda and her young daughter, Anna, are arrested by the Nazis. The Gestapo make a deal with Roger: if he hands over information about Hans' operations, they'll set Magda and Anna free. Suddenly, Roger is faced with an impossible decision - should he betray his brother to save the woman they both love?Spanning decades and continents, The Things We Cherished explores the strength of true love under the worst of circumstances.

Ten years ago, intelligence officer Jordan Weiss's life was turned upside down when her college boyfriend Jared drowned. But in a shocking discovery, Jordan realizes that she has been lied to and betrayed by those closest to her.Reeling from the knowledge that Jared faked his own death, she sets out from London to find him. At Jared's last known address in the opulent French Riviera city of Monaco, she meets Nicole, a mysterious blonde who refuses to disclose what she knows about Jared. She also encounters Aaron, a seductive Israeli private investigator, who is chasing Nicole for cryptic reasons of his own.What lies ahead is a perilous chase across Europe as Jordan searches for answers about the only man she has ever loved. Will the truth be too devastating to handle?

Ten years ago Jordan Weiss suffered the devastating death of her boyfriend Jared, a gifted rower at Cambridge. Since then work as an intelligence officer has taken her to the world's hot spots where she has faced terrible dangers. However, it's the thought of returning to England that haunts her most.But when Jordan learns that her best friend, Sarah, is terminally ill, she transfers to the State Department's London office to be close to her.In London, she and rakish agent Sebastian Hodges are assigned to an investigation into mafia activities that quickly throws Jordan into a whirlwind drama of lies, cover-ups and corruption. Who can she trust? As she desperately tries to pull the pieces together, secrets start to emerge that are strangely connected to her past and will ultimately shape the course of her future . . .

From the bestselling author of 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.