Goodreads: Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this debut novel reveals a story of love, redemption, and 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 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.
This book was based on the real story of an American who worked for the French Consulate and eventually helped out many Polish women after the war.....
It was told from her viewpoint, the viewpoint of a Polish girl, and the viewpoint of a German doctor...
A compelling historical fiction that sheds light on the horrific human experiments at Ravensbruck concentration camp during World War II and the American socialite that fought for the story to be heard. Split into three parts and told through the eyes of three different women, Lilac Girls covers the period between 1939-1959 and takes readers from Germany to Poland, and New York City and Paris.
I did not finish this book but maybe will try to at another time.
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