From the bestselling author of The London Girls comes a story of
courage and resilience amidst the horror of Auschwitz—and one
woman’s last chance to share it with the world. London, 1995:
When on the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz a
news broadcast runs an appeal for information on the identity of a
midwife who saved hundreds of lives, Emilia knows it is time to
finally tell her story. Occupied Poland, 1942: Despite the constant
presence of German soldiers in her village, Emilia is allowed
certain freedoms as a midwife—the most precious is innocently
cycling past Nazi checkpoints to the homes of expectant mothers on
her rounds. But Emilia has a secret: for years she’s also been
visiting the hidden Jewish mothers and working for the
resistance…until she is betrayed. Suddenly a prisoner of
Auschwitz, Emilia is surrounded by horror and despair. When she is
put to work as a midwife in the camp, she realises that she has a
chance to bring a small glimmer of hope to the pregnant women of
Auschwitz. Alongside a brave imprisoned doctor, Aleksy, and an
innocent outcast, Lena, she comes up with a dangerous plan. A plan
that if discovered could mean a fate far worse than death, but if
they act undetected, they could save countless lives… The Secret
Midwife is a work of fiction, but inspired by many real-life
accounts of the Polish resistance, the brave doctors, nurses and
midwives imprisoned in the camps and those who fought to save as
many lives as possible in Poland during World War II.
General
Imprint: |
Lake Union Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Soraya M Lane
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 128 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
332 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-66250-406-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-66250-406-3 |
Barcode: |
9781662504068 |
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