{"product_id":"2940169237610","title":"Lilac Girls: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLilac Girls,\u003c\/i\u003e 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 listeners bonded with the characters, searching for the truth, until the final moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrator List:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCAROLINE, read by Cassandra Campbell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKASIA, read by Kathleen Gati\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHERTA, read by Kathrin Kana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith the Author's Note read by the author.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100342010096,"sku":"2940169237610","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169237610_p0.jpg?v=1763769567","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169237610","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}