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During World War II, in a small Polish mountain village, Helena decides to shelter a wounded American paratrooper, Sam, hoping to keep both her family and the Jewish man he carries safe. The act of compassion grows into a forbidden romance, and a single betrayal threatens their lives and unleashes a series of events that ripple far beyond the war’s immediate reach.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Pam Jenoff
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