The Resource Lilac girls : a novel, Martha Hall Kelly
Lilac girls : a novel, Martha Hall Kelly
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- Summary
- "Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this powerful debut novel reveals an incredible story of love, redemption, and terrible secrets that were hidden for decades. New 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. 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. 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. The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbruck, 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. In Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly has crafted a remarkable novel of unsung women and their quest for love, freedom, and second chances. It is a story that will keep readers bonded with the characters, searching for the truth, until the final pages. Advance praise for Lilac Girls: 'Rich with historical detail and riveting to the end, Lilac Girls weaves the lives of three astonishing women into a story of extraordinary moral power set against the harrowing backdrop of Europe in thrall to Nazi Germany. Martha Hall Kelly moves effortlessly across physical and ethical battlegrounds, across the trajectory of a doomed wartime romance, across the territory of the soul. I can't remember the last time I read a novel that moved me so deeply.'--Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of A Hundred Summers and The Secret Life of Violet Grant. 'Inspired by actual events and real people, Martha Hall Kelly has woven together the stories of three women during World War II that reveal the bravery, cowardice, and cruelty of those days. This is a part of history--women's history--that should never be forgotten.'--Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author of China Dolls."--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 487 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101883075
- Link
- 9781101883075.jpg
- Label
- Lilac girls : a novel
- Title
- Lilac girls
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Martha Hall Kelly
- Subject
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- Historical fiction
- History
- Nazis -- Europe -- Fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
- Ravensbrück (Concentration camp) -- Fiction
- 1939 - 1945
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this powerful debut novel reveals an incredible story of love, redemption, and terrible secrets that were hidden for decades. New 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. 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. 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. The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbruck, 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. In Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly has crafted a remarkable novel of unsung women and their quest for love, freedom, and second chances. It is a story that will keep readers bonded with the characters, searching for the truth, until the final pages. Advance praise for Lilac Girls: 'Rich with historical detail and riveting to the end, Lilac Girls weaves the lives of three astonishing women into a story of extraordinary moral power set against the harrowing backdrop of Europe in thrall to Nazi Germany. Martha Hall Kelly moves effortlessly across physical and ethical battlegrounds, across the trajectory of a doomed wartime romance, across the territory of the soul. I can't remember the last time I read a novel that moved me so deeply.'--Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of A Hundred Summers and The Secret Life of Violet Grant. 'Inspired by actual events and real people, Martha Hall Kelly has woven together the stories of three women during World War II that reveal the bravery, cowardice, and cruelty of those days. This is a part of history--women's history--that should never be forgotten.'--Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author of China Dolls."--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kelly, Martha Hall
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3611.E452
- LC item number
- L55 2016
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Caroline Ferriday series
- Series volume
- 1
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ravensbrück (Concentration camp)
- World War, 1939-1945
- Nazis
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Poland
- New York (N.Y.)
- Label
- Lilac girls : a novel, Martha Hall Kelly
- Link
- 9781101883075.jpg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 487 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101883075
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2015048417
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn913844776
- Label
- Lilac girls : a novel, Martha Hall Kelly
- Link
- 9781101883075.jpg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 487 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101883075
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2015048417
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn913844776
Subject
- Historical fiction
- History
- Nazis -- Europe -- Fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
- Ravensbrück (Concentration camp) -- Fiction
- 1939 - 1945
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
- Fiction
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