Soraya Lane

From the bestselling author of The Secret Midwife comes a story of selfless sacrifice, women’s bravery and the importance of keeping memories alive. We’ll make sure they never forget. We’ll make sure that every recipe, every poem, every note is remembered, and never, ever forgotten. Even if it takes me a lifetime, I promise you that no one will forget…Amsterdam, 1940: Schoolteacher Aletta knows the war will soon reach her and the Jewish children in her class. When her family hide an injured Allied airman in their home, they must decide: how much will they risk when resistance could prove deadl? aris, 1940: Since her mother’s death, Chloe has dedicated herself to protecting her brothers. So when the SS accuses Claude of being in the Resistance, she sacrifices herself to save him. Forced together in Ravensbrück concentration camp, Chloe, Aletta and her mother, Emma, forge an unbreakable bond. Surrounded by unimaginable cruelty, they mount their own kind of resistance—secretly teaching children and preserving fellow prisoners’ precious memories. In a place designed to strip away humanity, their friendship becomes an act of defiance, their determination to bear witness a lifeline of hope. As the war rages on and whispers of a longed-for liberation grow, can their courage and sisterhood see them through to freedom? And if they survive, how can they ever be the sam? ased on true events, this is an inspiring testament to the power of friendship and the resilience of the human spirit.

From the bestselling author of The Secret Midwife and The Berlin Sisters comes an inspiring story of friendship, hope and courage. New York, 1942: Avery is engaged to be married. Longing for adventure instead, she jumps at an unexpected offer to trade her library job for undercover intelligence-gathering in Portugal. But her new life in Lisbon, known as the Capital of Espionage, challenges everything she thought she knew about herself. Local bookshop owner Camille, a French widow with access to the enemy newspapers and magazines Avery needs, befriends her. But are the rumours that swirl around Camille true—does she really have a Nazi boyfriend? And what secrets did she bring with her when she fled France? Avery must decide—fast—if she can fully trust Camille. Millions of lives depend on it. As Avery discovers more about Camille’s world, she realises that living in a city of spies will take all her courage. With suspicions growing, they are both playing a terrifyingly dangerous game. And not everyone will live to tell their story. Can Avery and Camille stay far enough ahead of their enemies to surviv? hreaded through with daring, sacrifice and love, this is the inspirational story of two women prepared to risk everything to help others survive the horrors of World War II.

Londýn, 1944. Na nádraží se potkají mladé zdravotní sestřičky, obě míří za stejným cílem: pomoci své zemi ve válce. Scarlet touží po šanci najít svého pohřešovaného snoubence Thomase a chce dokázat rodině i sama sobě, že je silnější, než si všichni myslí. Ellie má ošetřovatelství v krvi, ale pochází z mnohem skromnějších poměrů, na hony vzdálených od Scarletiny privilegované výchovy. I když se naoko tváří statečně, při myšlence na to, co je možná čeká ve Francii, cítí stejnou nervozitu jako Scarlet. V Normandii tyto dvě kamarádky brzy poznají Lucy, zkušenou sestru, kterou zdánlivě nedokáže nic otřást. Svou odvahou a schopnostmi ohromí obě začátečnice, ale sama si je moc dobře vědoma, jaká nebezpečí jejich povolání přináší… a i ona se bojí, jestli se vrátí domů živé. Surovost světa zmítaného válkou je dožene až na hranici vlastních sil. Scarlet, Ellie a Lucy se budou muset spolehnout jedna na druhou a na sílu jejich vzájemného přátelství, aby přežily.