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The War Girls

by V.S Alexander
Kelli Tager
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It's not just a thousand miles that separates Hanna Majewski from her younger sister, Stefa. There is another gulf-between the traditional Jewish ways that Hanna chose to leave behind in Warsaw, and her new, independent life in London. But as autumn of 1940 draws near, Germany begins a savage aerial bombing campaign in England, killing and displacing tens of thousands. Hanna, who narrowly escapes death, is recruited as a spy in an undercover operation that sends her back to her war-torn homeland. In Hanna's absence, her parents, sister, and brother have been driven from their comfortable apartment into the Warsaw Ghetto. Sealed off from the rest of the city, the Ghetto becomes a prison for nearly half a million Jews, struggling to survive amid starvation, disease, and the constant threat of deportation to Treblinka. Once a pretty and level-headed teenager, Stefa is now committed to the Jewish resistance. Together, she, Hanna, and Janka, a family friend living on the Aryan side of the city, form a trio called The War Girls. Against overwhelming odds and through heartbreak they will fight to rescue their loved ones, finding courage through sisterhood to keep hope alive . . .

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    July 26, 2022

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      • ISBN: 9781696607582
      • File size: 472745 KB
      • Duration: 16:24:53

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This powerful work of historical fiction follows the fortunes, actually misfortunes, of the Majewski family, who are trapped in the Warsaw Ghetto during the early years of WWII. Kelli Tager's matter-of fact presentation captures the cruelties of the Nazis, as well as the resilience of the victims. Three women, each smoothly differentiated by Tager, are featured: Hanna, the eldest Majewski daughter, who is a British spy; Stefa, her sister, who sacrifices herself for her people; and Janka Danek, a sympathetic Catholic neighbor. First, families lose their homes and possessions and, then, access to food and fuel. Soon the deportations to Treblinka begin. With authenticity and candor, Tager keeps listeners immersed in this terrible time and place. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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