Inspired by the real-life heroine who smuggled thousands of Jewish children to safety during WWII, the powerful new novel by the New York Times bestselling authorIn the spring of 1942, young
Elzbieta Rabinek is aware of the swiftly growing discord just beyond the courtyard of her comfortable Warsaw home. But she has no idea what goes on behind the walls of the Jewish Ghetto nearby until she makes a discovery that propels her into a dangerous world of deception and heroism.
Elzbieta comes face to face with the plight of the Gorka family who must give up their newborn daughter - or watch her starve. For
Roman Gorka, this final injustice stirs in him a rebellion not even his newfound love for Elzbieta can suppress. His recklessness puts their families in harm's way until one violent act threatens to destroy their chance at freedom forever.
Kelly Rimmer, bestselling Australian author of Truths I Never Told You and The Things We Cannot Say, has penned her most meticulously researched and emotionally compelling novel to date.
About the Author
Kelly Rimmer is the
New York Times, Wall Street Journal and
USA Today bestselling author of ten novels, including
The Secret Daughter and
The Things We Cannot Say. She's sold more than one million books, and her novels have been translated into more than 20 languages. Kelly lives in rural Australia with her family and fantastically naughty dogs, Sully and Basil.
Industry Reviews
Kelly Rimmer's heart-stopping rendering of the war in Nazi-occupied Poland - of life, resistance, survival and love - will captivate readers... A carefully researched portrayal of history's darkest hours and one orphan's search for her place in the world - LISA WINGATE
A thoughtful, beautiful novel that will remind you of the tremendous power of love against the odds and the endless capacity of mankind to create goodness in the world, even in our darkest hours - KRISTIN HARMEL
I enjoyed
The Warsaw Orphan from the first page to the last. Heartbreaking, intensely moving, this story of the horrors of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II is also a wonderful, ultimately life-affirming love story. I'm going to be recommending this book to everyone I know - KAREN ROBARDS