{"product_id":"lilac-girls-a-novel-5","title":"Lilac Girls A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • One million copies sold! Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this remarkable debut novel reveals the power of unsung women to change history in their quest for love, freedom, and second chances.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Extremely moving and memorable . . . This impressive debut should appeal strongly to historical fiction readers and to book clubs that adored Kristin Hannah’s \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e and Anthony Doerr’s \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNew York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For the ambitious young German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, an ad for a government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life. Once hired, though, she finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi concentration camp for women. Their stories cross continents—from New York to Paris, Germany, and Poland—as Caroline and Kasia strive to bring justice to those whom history has forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e “New and Noteworthy” Book •\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibraryReads\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Pick\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48139407556863,"sku":"*R0041051*","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/8292623482580_2b59f147-778f-48eb-8f46-019261e16b2e.jpg?v=1770235704","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/lilac-girls-a-novel-5","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}