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In 1944, Pearl and Stasha Zagorski, twin sisters, arrive with their mother and grandfather at Auschwitz. The Nazis, orchestrating an eponymous "Zoo" of twins, subject them to experimental cruelty that fractures their shared identity. After Pearl vanishes at a brutal ceremony, Stasha grieves but holds onto hope. When the Red Army frees the camp, she meets Feliks, a boy driven by vengeance after losing his twin. Together they journey across devastated Poland, confronting hostile villagers, Jewish resistance fighters, and refugees, while pursuing the belief that Mengele can be captured and brought to justice within the ruins of Warsaw’s Zoo. The survivors must ultimately imagine a future amid the destruction of their world.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Affinity Konar
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