My Mother's Secret
A Novel Based on a True Holocaust Story
$38.00
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
19 November 2014
Summary
Inspired by a true story, My Mother’s Secret is a captivating and ultimately uplifting tale intertwining the lives of two Jewish families in hiding from the Nazis, a fleeing German soldier, and the mother and daughter who save them all.
Franciszka and her daughter, Helena, are simple, ordinary people…until 1939, when the Nazis invade their homeland. Providing shelter to Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland is a death sentence, but Franciszka and Helena do exactly that. In their tiny …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780425274811 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0425274810 |
| Author: | J.L. Witterick |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 164g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 138mm x 11mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
“A moving and captivating portrait.”—Amir R. Gissin, Consulate General of Israel
“A reflection of our own era, a reminder of how far wrong we can be led…an important book.”—Joseph Kertes, author of Gratitude, winner of the Canadian Jewish Book Award
“The woman at the heart of this novel will haunt you after you read about her fearless compassion, her defiance of the odds of survival.”—Anna Porter, award-winning author of Kasztner’s Train
About The Author
J.L. Witterick
J.L. Witterick is the international bestselling author of My Mother’s Secret. This novel was written because she was so inspired by the true story of Franciszka Halamajowa. Courage, kindness, and sacrifice should never be forgotten.
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