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The Boy in the Attic: Absolutely gripping and heart-wrenching historical fiction
Paperback
Series: Wartime Holland, Book 3
RomanceGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9781803146355
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: Aug 30 2022
Pages: 296
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
Anna opened the letter with trembling hands. 'My darling, if you're reading this, I haven't managed to unravel my parents' secret. But you can. Will you finish the search for me, find out who they were, and who you really are?'
Nazi-occupied Holland, 1944. As soldiers patrol the streets, nursing student Ilse is only just surviving the terrible famine and increasingly violent German occupation. Though exhausted by her demanding work at a hospital far from home, she can't help but notice Levi, the young man with the dark eyes watching the world silently from the abandoned house next door.
Then, early one morning, she finds him terrified and trembling with cold on the back doorstep. Levi's Jewish family have been arrested and sent to a concentration camp, their likely fate all too clear. And now he needs her help.
So Ilse makes the most dangerous decision of her life, and takes Levi in. Hiding him away in her tiny attic room, he must remain concealed or risk almost certain death. But as the war worsens, keeping Levi a secret becomes ever more difficult, even as their mutual affection grows. And when a local German soldier becomes obsessed with Ilse, they fear their time - and luck - has run out...
London, present day. When Anna's father dies, he leaves her a ticket to Amsterdam, a bent silver sixpence on a delicate silver chain, and a note begging her to complete the journey he was never able to. To the town where he was born, to find out once and for all who his parents were, and to discover their wartime fate.
Based on the author's incredible family history, a totally devastating and ultimately uplifting story about a girl who risked everything, including her life, to save the man she loved. Heart-breaking and timely, this powerful tale will be loved by fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Nightingale and Fiona Valpy.
Readers love Imogen Matthews:
'Literally gave me shivers... Absolutely heart-breaking... Gripping... This one really got to me, I was in tears... Will stay with me for a very long time.' Echoes in an Empty Room, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I couldn't put it down... I read it in a day... From the first chapter you are engaged with the characters and I even found myself warning them when they were due to be raided - OUT LOUD!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Couldn't put this book down... I was transported through time and space and felt as if I was right there.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Heart-wrenching... My heart was in my mouth.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Unbelievable... Drop everything as you will not want to put this down.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Powerful, inspiring, heart-breaking... An inspiring story about the bravery and kindness of ordinary people... It had me in tears.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Truly heartbreaking and emotional... Tear-jerking... Glued to the story... A page-turner and unputdownable, will make you cry till the end!' Tropical Girl Reads Books, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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