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Cyrla, a Jewish refugee sent from Poland to Dutch relatives, faces increasing Nazi scrutiny. Her cousin Anneke, also pregnant, has been accepted into a Lebensborn maternity home, which only releases babies to the father’s custody or takes them away. A note reveals Cyrla’s true identity, forcing her to choose between risking her safety by infiltrating the Lebensborn to protect Anneke, or staying hidden elsewhere. The novel follows Cyrla’s tense, life‑altering day as she navigates deception, danger, and the desperate choices women made to survive during World War II.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Sara Pennypacker
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