Daughters of the Resistance
A heart-wrenching novel of love, resilience and courage in World War II, from the author of Sisters of War– perfect for readers who loved The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The German Midwife.
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Description
Ukraine, 1943
On a train from Ukraine to Germany,Lisa Smirnovais terrified for her life. The train is under Nazi command, heading for one of Hitler’s rumoured labour camps. As she is taken away from everything she holds dear, Lisa wonders if she will ever see her family again.
In Nazi-occupied Kiev,Irina Antonovaknows she could be arrested at any moment. Trapped in a job registering the endless deaths of the people of Kiev, she risks her life every day by secretly helping her neighbours, while her husband has joined the Soviet partisans, who are carrying out life-threatening work to frustrate the German efforts.
When Lisa’s train is intercepted by the partisans, Irina’s husband among them, these women’s lives will take an unimaginable turn. As Irina fights to protect her family and Lisa is forced to confront the horrors of war, together they must make an impossible decision:what would they be willing to lose to save the people they love?
About the Author
LANA KORTCHIK grew up in two opposite corners of the Soviet Union – a snow-white Siberian town and the golden-domed Ukrainian capital. At the age of sixteen, she moved to Australia with her mother. Lana and her family live on the Central Coast of NSW, where it never snows and is always summer-warm, even in winter. She loves books, martial arts, the ocean and Napoleonic history. Her short stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies. She is the author of the USA Today bestselling Sisters of War.
Additional information
| Weight | 6.6 oz |
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| Dimensions | 7 × 4.35 × .85 in |
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