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Sixteen-year-old Noa is cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and giving up her baby. Living above a small rail station, she cleans it to earn her keep. When she discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. In a moment that will change her life, she snatches one of the babies and flees into the snowy night. Noa finds refuge with a German circus, where she must learn the flying trapeze act to blend in unnoticed. She initially clashes with the lead aerialist, Astrid, but the two soon forge a powerful bond. As the facade protecting them begins to crumble, Noa and Astrid must decide whether their friendship can save them—or if the secrets burning between them will destroy everything.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Pam Jenoff
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