Lilac Girls

Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this debut novel reveals a story of love, redemption, and secrets that were hidden for decades New 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 An 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 For 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 The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbr ck, 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. Best Read eBook Lilac Girls Author Martha Hall Kelly – kino-fada.fr No matter how many books I read about the atrocities of the holocaust, the death camps , the concentration camps, I always feel that each of the stories must be told so it is not forgotten and no matter how difficult these stories are to read , we have to read them In this novel the story of what happened at Ravensbruck, the concentration camp , infamous for the horrific medical experimentation on young Polish women is told from the perspectives of three women It spans two decades from 1939 wh No matter how many books I read about the atrocities of the holocaust, the death camps , the concentration camps, I always feel that each of the stories must be told so it is not forgotten and no matter how difficult these stories are to read , we have to read them In this novel the story of what happened at Ravensbruck, the concentration camp , infamous for the horrific medical experimentation on young Polish women is told from the perspectives of three women It spans two decades from 1939 when Hitler invaded Poland through 1959 I have not read a lot about the aftermath of the war and what might have happened to survivors of the camps, and I ...This story is about three different women, two of whom were real life characters according to the author s notes, the third a prisoner at the all female prison camp Ravensbr ck Caroline Ferriday is the first narrator, Kasia a young Polish girl and finally the notorious Herta Oberheuser don t read up on her experiments at meal time The setting is mainly during the years of WWII, but the later third or so take place some years afterward.Typically such a subject matter would have ...Ravensbruck was Hitler s only major concentration camp exclusively for women The story is centered around three women.each from 3 different countries Poland, Germany, and, America before during and after World War II all based on the lives of real women in history There are actually several plots not sure any of them are minor The storytelling is disturbing, gripping and written veraciously.Caroline Ferriday s was a wealthy American woman who made it her life s work to he Ravensbruck was Hitler s only major concentration camp exclusively for women The story is centered around three women.each from 3 different countries Poland, Germany, and, America before during and after World War II all based on the lives of real women in history There are actually several plots not sure any of them are minor The storytelling is disturbing, grip...No matter how many holocaust stories I read, I still find them disturbing, shocking and heart wrenching Surviving such a devastating experience brings with it a lifetime of horrors For no one truly forgets and nor should we.3 women from 3 different geographies as WWII erupts Each doing what they can towards the war effort Caroline in NYC Putting care packages together for orphaned children Going one step further and helping rebuild the country Falling in love with a foreigner who is forc No matter how many holocaust stories I read, I still find them dist...I finished this book earlier in the day, and I ve been pondering what to write for my review and I cannot put into words how much this book impacted me It s books like this that make me appreciate how fortunate I am, for I know with great certainty that I could be nowhere as resilient FANTASTIC BOOKI m so very clearly in the minority here, and I don t really feel like drawing the ire of the thousands of people who seem to have enjoyed this book so just let me say that the story was fine but I thought the writing was weak The characters weren t developed and...I tend to gravitate to books on WWII and the holocaust, but I have never read a book about Ravensbr ck, the Nazi concentration camp for women I had never heard of the rabbits I was shocked by this book, not expecting it to be as good as it was.The Lilac Girls tells the story of three very different women, whose lives eventually intersect Caroline Ferriday, a socialite and former actress works for the French Consulate in NYC and she works tirelessly for children who have been impacted or d I tend to gravitate to books on WWII and the holocaust, but I have never read a book about Ravensbr ck, the Nazi concentration camp for women I had never heard of the rabbits I was shocked by this book, not expecting it to be as good as it was.The Lilac Girls tells the story of three very different women, whose lives eventually intersect Caroline Ferriday, a socialite and former actress works for the French Consulate in NYC and she works tirelessly for children who have been impacted or displaced by the war Kasia Kuzmerick, a young Polish girl who eventually is taken by the Germans to Ravensbr ck, and is one of the rabbits Finally, Herta Oberheuser, a young german doctor who is really striving to get herself noticed as a female doctor and shows her unwaivering support for the Reich...After all the books I ve read about the horrors surronding WWII it still amazes me how awful humans can be to each other Lilac Girls is one of those novels that brings to light a little known atrocity the experimentation on women in Ravensbruck Concentration Camp The writing is so raw that at times I wasn t sure I d be able to get through it It saddens me so much to think that any of the victims of these atrocities would carry guilt feeling any it was their fault I appreciate the dedicati After all the books I ve read about the horrors surronding WWII it still amazes me how awful humans can be to each other Lilac Girls is one of those novels that brings...Ravensbr ck The first time I heard the name as a child, I pictured an older grand mansion needing care, having seen better days, like the movie 1946 film, Dragonwyck, a movie made before my time, but one I have to which I have a connection, of sortsThe lawn grew lush and green, and flowers rose up along the base of the building To the left, high on a ridge overlooking the camp, sat four leader houses built in Heimatschutzstil, homeland preserving style, with natural stone columns and half t Ravensbr ck The first time I heard the name as a child, I pictured an older grand mansion needing care, having seen better days, like the movie 1946 film, Dragonwyck, a movie made before my time, but one I have to which I have a connection, of sortsThe lawn grew lush and green, and flowers rose up along the base of the building To the left, high on a ridge overlooking the camp, sat four leader houses built in Heimatschutzstil, homeland preserving style, with natural stone columns and half timbered balconies A mix of Nordic and German styles, pleasing to the eye This was a place of superior value high class, one might even call it Up on the ridge, the one overlooking the camp is the commandant s house, Fritz said If not for the glimpse of high stone walls topped with barbed wire behind the administration building, one might have mistaken the camp for a convalescent home, not a reeducation camp for prisoner...This book, based upon a true story, is about three women during World War 2.Caroline Ferriday is a single New York socialite who does volunteer work for the French Consulate aiding orphans Compassionate about her work, twenty something Caroline wants to do something meaningful with her life We follow her life through WW2 and how her she ultimately ends up helping raise money to rehabilitate women whose lives were severely impacted at Ravensbruck Kasia Kuzmerick is a 17 year old, living in Po This book, based upon a true story, is about three women during World War 2.Caroline Ferriday is a single New York socialite who does volunteer work for the French Consulate aiding orphans Compassionate about her work, twenty something Caroline wants to do something meaningful with her life We follow her life through WW2 and how her sh...

• English
• 20 January 2018
Martha Hall Kelly
• Hardcover
• 487 pages
• 1101883073
• Martha Hall Kelly
• Lilac Girls