Inspired by a true story from the author’s own family, comes a heartbreaking WW2 story, perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, All the Light We Cannot See, and The Nightingale.1939, Poland: The teenage girl hears the gunshots before she sees the Nazis approach her home. Ania’s family don’t have time to run, but she does. Hiding nearby, she listens to her sister’s screams, as she strokes the red ribbon she keeps tied around her wrist and begins to plot her revenge…When she comes across a group of misfits all rejected by the resistance, Ania realizes she alone has the power to unite them. Together, these outcasts will help her destroy each and every one of the people who took everything from her. Starting with a near-impossible plan to liberate prisoners from the notoriously brutal Lublin concentration camp…The Nazis have no idea what – or who – they are up against. And they’re about to discover that nobody should cross a woman who has nothing to lose.A BRAND NEW, absolutely gripping story, about courage and sacrifice in the darkest days of war. by the bestselling author of The Rainbow and The Watchmaker of Dachau.Readers love The Girl with the Red Ribbon:‘A stunningly, different WW2 story told from the POV of a girl defined her whole life for being different. Emotional and raw, the brilliant portrayal of Ania will stay with me for a long time.' Helen Parusel, author‘Never have I read a story told in such a poignant manner about a young woman who finds the courage to stand up to the Nazis at whatever the cost. Absorbing, beautifully-drawn cast of characters, an exquisite gift to the reader that wraps around your heart and ties it up with a red ribbon.’ Jina Bacarr, author‘A powerful and moving story with a strong and unique heroine… I was both intrigued and touched by Ania’s journey. Highly recommended.’ Kate Hewitt, author‘Raw and heartbreaking, yet full of perseverance, love and strength… Had me gripped from the very beginning… It truly moved me.’ Reader Review ?????‘Awesome book! I loved it a lot! I read a lot of historical fiction and this was top tier!’ Reader Review ?????‘I was captivated by this powerful and emotional WWII novel… I found myself hanging onto every word, and it felt almost as though I had become part of the story myself, as an onlooker or observer… This heart-rending story left me close to tears.’ Reader Review ?????‘Historical fiction at its best… A sad story of the horrors of war and how the loss of family and friends can change you. A truly heartbreaking yet engaging read.’ Reader Review ?????‘Beautifully crafted… Moving… A vivid picture of resilience and survival… Haunting… A heart-wrenching yet hopeful exploration of the human spirit, and I highly recommend it to fans of WWII fiction.’ Reader Review ?????‘A stunningly different WW2 story told from the POV of a girl defined her whole life for being different. Emotional and raw, the brilliant portrayal of Ania will stay with me for a long time.’ Reader Review ?????‘I could not put the book down for fear of missing an important piece of information. [A] compelling but heart-breaking story.’ Reader Review ?????‘I loved this book, it was so sad and emotional but very well written… Truly heartbreaking.’ Reader Review ?????

Kilteegan Bridge, County Cork 1958For eighteen year old Lena O'Sullivan, life is predictable and dull. A future of hard work, marriage to a local boy, and a family of her own one day is all she has to look forward to. People from her background know not to expect too much, but Lena yearns for something different.Malachy Berger was different, for him, the world is at his feet. An only child of a wealthy, if peculiar German father, a large inheritance, a beautiful house and a fine education are his due. Malachy's family history is shrouded in mystery but in the decades after the war, the arrival to Kilteegan Bridge of an autocratic German and his manservant, was the cause of much speculation.Neither family is in favour of Lena and Malachy’s friendship, but why not? What harm are they doing? Why is everyone so dead set against it?Then fate takes a hand, and Lena realises that secrets and lies have bound her and Malachy in an impossible situation. And their future seems determined by events that happened long before they were born.Beginning in rural Ireland and post-war Cardiff, Lena and Malachy’s story winds its way back to wartime Germany where the fate of millions was decided by an evil ideology, and the young couple find themselves in web of deceit that threatens to destroy them both.

The secret of their identities is the only thing keeping them safe.Czechoslovakia, 1944. Hilda and Sheindy’s quiet lives are overturned the day the Nazis march them out of their village home and onto a train bound for the unknown. Separated from their parents and five older siblings, the girls cling to each other for survival in their new reality – between the cold, lonely walls of Auschwitz.Hilda knows that if they want to live, they will have to escape. So, when an opportunity presents itself, she makes a daring decision, risking both her life and her sister’s in a bold move that will take them out of the Nazis’ hands… and directly into the German countryside.The sisters find themselves stranded in a foreign, enemy land, with no money to their name, no papers, and even worse – with incriminating Auschwitz tattoos prominent on their arms. Hilda and Sheindy know they will have to muster their every wit and ounce of courage if they ever want to live through the war and see their home again. The identities they take on as German orphans seeking shelter are the only thing keeping them safe – and the very thing that could send them straight back into the Nazis’ deadly hands.This heart-wrenching true story of two sisters’ unbelievable survival against the odds speaks to the courage of the human heart and the unbreakable bond between sisters. Readers who love Kelly Rimmer and Ellie Midwood will not be able to resist The Secret Orphan Sisters.