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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Secrets of the Artis Zoo: An Unforgettable Story Of Love, Grief, And Found Family In The Shadow Of War

Secrets of the Artis Zoo: An Unforgettable Story Of Love, Grief, And Found Family In The Shadow Of War

Mahurin, Paulette

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General FictionHistorical Fiction

Publisher Price: $21.95

PREORDER - Expected ship date October 22, 2026

ISBN10: 168513808X
ISBN13: 9781685138080
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Published: Oct 22 2026
Pages: 324
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.73 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

During the dark days of World War II, amid Nazi domination and the deportation of Jews, the light of hope shines, often from the most ordinary of people. Such is the case in occupied Holland, where neighbors support one another and where unlikely friendships blossom.

After the death of his wife leaves Karl alone and bereft, the elephant Vrij at Amsterdam's Artis Zoo, where Karl is employed, becomes his closest companion. Soon, he strikes up a friendship with a Jewish family named Wolff, who have a little boy named Daniel. Karl is touched by the plight of the family, and he fears for the future of the little boy. But dark clouds loom on the horizon, and the family is threatened. Because of his close bond with the Wolffs, Karl too is in danger. There seems no way of escape, until fate takes over.

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