

But when she is betrayed and escapes into a German-occupied village, her past and present come together in a shocking collision that could change everything.

Stunned to learn what’s happening in the outside world, she vows to teach the group all she can about surviving in the forest-and in turn, they teach her some surprising lessons about opening her heart after years of isolation. Her solitary existence is interrupted, however, when she happens upon a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror.

The New York Times bestselling author of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism” ( P eople ) The Book of Lost Names returns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis-until a secret from her past threatens everything.Īfter being stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies. Indie Next List pick for July 2021 * Parade “Best Books of Summer” pick * Real Simple summer reading pick * SheReads “Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021” pick
