Code Name Sapphire: A World War 2 Novel (Paperback)
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"This is a story about strong women, powerful bonds of friendship, family, and love. It is February 1942. The Nazis have taken over Paris. Micheline, a resistance fighter, is assigned to help a downed heroic Allied airman escape through enemy lines to safety in the UK part of the underground transport. Hannah is living in Berlin and running from the Nazis. Out of desperation she turns to her cousin Lilly living in Belgium to help her escape to the United States. However, an unfortunate mistake occurs and Lilly and her family are soon scheduled for deportation to Auschwitz. Hannah has to choose where her priorities lie and then devise a plan, and at what cost. A powerful novel well worth reading that is based on true stories of great courage."--Reviewed by Penny
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"A heart-wrenching exploration of the decisions women must make when their loyalties are put to the test." -Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary
A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of bravery and resistance, from the bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris
1942. Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fianc was killed in a pogrom. When her ship bound for America is turned away at port, she has nowhere to go but to her cousin Lily, who lives with her family in Brussels. Fearful for her life, Hannah is desperate to get out of occupied Europe. But with no safe way to leave, she must return to the dangerous underground work she thought she had left behind.
Seeking help, Hannah joins the Sapphire Line, a secret resistance network led by a mysterious woman named Micheline and her enigmatic brother Matteo. But when a grave mistake causes Lily's family to be arrested and slated for deportation to Auschwitz, Hannah finds herself torn between her loyalties. How much is Hannah willing to sacrifice to save the people she loves?
Inspired by incredible true stories of courage and sacrifice, Code Name Sapphire is a powerful novel about love, family and the unshakable resilience of women in even the hardest of times.
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