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Lane Soraya M.

Lane Soraya M. - The Secret Midwife - Paperback

Lane Soraya M. - The Secret Midwife - Paperback

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Description: From the bestselling author of The London Girls comes a story of courage and resilience amidst the horror of Auschwitz and one woman's last chance to share it with the world. London 1995: When on the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz a news broadcast runs an appeal for information on the identity of a midwife who saved hundreds of lives Emilia knows it is time to finally tell her story. Occupied Poland 1942: Despite the constant presence of German soldiers in her village Emilia is allowed certain freedoms as a midwife the most precious is innocently cycling past Nazi checkpoints to the homes of expectant mothers on her rounds. But Emilia has a secret: for years she's also been visiting the hidden Jewish mothers and working for the resistance until she is betrayed. Suddenly a prisoner of Auschwitz Emilia is surrounded by horror and despair. When she is put to work as a midwife in the camp she realises that she has a chance to bring a small glimmer of hope to the pregnant women of Auschwitz. Alongside a brave imprisoned doctor Aleksy and an innocent outcast Lena she comes up with a dangerous plan. A plan that if discovered could mean a fate far worse than death but if they act undetected they could save countless lives The Secret Midwife is a work of fiction but inspired by many real - life accounts of the Polish resistance the brave doctors nurses and midwives imprisoned in the camps and those who fought to save as many lives as possible in Poland during World War II.
Title: The Secret Midwife
Author(s): Lane Soraya M.
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Barcode: 9781662504068
Pages: 332 Pages
Publication Date: 8/1/2023
Category: Historical Fiction
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