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The Kommandant's Girl follows the turbulent life of 19‑year‑old Emma Bau as Germany invades her homeland. After her husband disappears, Emma is confined in the Krakow Jewish ghetto, only to be rescued by the resistance and taken in by her Catholic cousin Krysia. Adopting the name Anna Lipowski, she is offered a deadly opportunity: work as the personal assistant to Kommandant Richwalder. Through this position, Emma gains access to information vital to the underground, giving her a chance to aid her vanished husband and the broader resistance. As the war intensifies, her role as double agent and her growing, forbidden connection to the Kommandant put her, her loved ones, and her fragile identity in grave peril.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Pam Jenoff
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