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The Warsaw Orphan

By: Kelly Rimmer
Narrated by: Nancy Peterson, Charlie Thurston
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 Instant New York Times bestseller—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!

Inspired by the real-life heroine who saved thousands of Jewish children during WWII, The Warsaw Orphan is Kelly Rimmer’s most anticipated novel since her bestselling sensation, The Things We Cannot Say.

“Gripping… This one easily stands on its own.” —Publishers Weekly
“Heart-stopping.” – Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
“A surefire hit.” – Kristin Harmel, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

In the spring of 1942, young Elzbieta Rabinek is aware of the swiftly growing discord just beyond the courtyard of her comfortable Warsaw home. She has no fondness for the Germans who patrol her streets and impose their curfews, but has never given much thought to what goes on behind the walls that contain her Jewish neighbors. She knows all too well about German brutality--and that it's the reason she must conceal her true identity. But in befriending Sara, a nurse who shares her apartment floor, Elzbieta makes a discovery that propels her into a dangerous world of deception and heroism.

Using Sara's credentials to smuggle children out of the ghetto brings Elzbieta face-to-face with the reality of the war behind its walls, and to the plight of the Gorka family, who must make the impossible decision to give up their newborn daughter or watch her starve. For Roman Gorka, this final injustice stirs him to rebellion with a zeal not even his newfound love for Elzbieta can suppress. But his recklessness brings unwanted attention to Sara's cause, unwittingly putting Elzbieta and her family in harm's way until one violent act threatens to destroy their chance at freedom forever.

From Nazi occupation to the threat of a communist regime, The Warsaw Orphan is the unforgettable story of Elzbieta and Roman's perilous attempt to reclaim the love and life they once knew.

Don’t miss Kelly Rimmer’s newest novel, The Paris Agent, where a family’s innocent search for answers brings a long-forgotten, twenty-five-year-old mystery featuring two female SOE operatives comes to light!

For more by Kelly Rimmer, look for:
  • Before I Let You Go
  • The Things We Cannot Say
  • Truths I Never Told You
  • The German Wife
  • The Midnight Estate
20th Century Contemporary Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Jewish Women's Fiction World Literature Heartfelt Holocaust Military War

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An incredible account of the harrowing hardships people ensured in Warsaw during the Second World War. A beautiful tale of the resilience of the human spirit during the height of suffering and how love can over come all.

Incredible story telling

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Amazing story. Author has done justice to the history of Polish nation and Jewish community in Poland during the war. Narration was good until it came to pronouncing Polish words. Especially the male narrator. I’m Polish, leaving in UK and most of the time I struggled to understand what they are meant to be. Some still don’t know what they were meant to be. Surely narrator who were bilingual could be found

Great story but narration let it down

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I enjoyed the story very much Great characters that where easy to invest in Storyline was excellent and certainly kept my attention Narration excellent Loved it

A great audiobook

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This story is why I don’t need or want to read horror - real life and what humanity is capable of is far more scary. When you think it can’t get any worse..!

The only thing that let it down was the ending. It needed either an epilogue or, the promise of a sequel. I was so invested in each character and I’m desperate to know what happened next. A massive opportunity to take us through the next part of history through clever and engaging story telling!

Bravo!

Gripping emotional page turner!

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what a story how did they ever get though the war .The story was good one and the narrators were very good to

the Warsaw orphan

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