The Angel of Warsaw

Inspired by true events, this novel follows Irena Sendler, a woman who becomes known as the female Schindler, as she risks everything to smuggle children out of the Warsaw Ghetto during Nazi occupation. Warsaw, 1939. Following the Nazi invasion, the city is transformed by hunger, Nazi banners, and the creation of a ghetto. SS patrols and trains bound for Treblinka resettlement camps pose constant danger. Granted access to the ghetto as a public health specialist with forged papers, Irena begins her dangerous work: smuggling children to safety. With assistance from rebels, Jewish residents, and her lover, Irena establishes an underground network to move children out of the ghetto, using any available means including the city's sewers. She guards one final secret at tremendous personal risk, knowing that if she is caught, the truth may be lost forever. Based on the true story of Polish social worker Irena Sendler, who helped rescue more than 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, this novel depicts acts of resistance, sacrifice, and bravery during wartime.