Lilac Girls: A Novel

Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this debut novel follows three women whose lives intersect across continents during the Nazi occupation of Europe. New York socialite Caroline Ferriday works at the French consulate when Hitler's army invades Poland in September 1939 and subsequently sets its sights on France. Polish teenager Kasia Kuzmerick watches her carefree youth disappear as she becomes a courier for the underground resistance movement, navigating an atmosphere of suspicion where a single mistake can prove fatal. German doctor Herta Oberheuser accepts a government medical position, only to find herself trapped within the male-dominated world of Nazi power and secrets. Their paths converge when Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, the Nazi concentration camp for women. As their stories span from New York to Paris, Germany, and Poland, Caroline and Kasia work to bring justice to those whom history has overlooked.