The Enemy’s Wife: Don’t miss this emotional, heart-wrenching brand-new historical fiction in 2026, set in Shanghai during World War II (Survivors of War)

In 1941 Shanghai, Zofia's husband Haru is conscripted into the Imperial Japanese Army, leaving her to survive alone in the Japanese-occupied city. Far from home and surrounded by war, she forms an unexpected bond with Hilly, a young refugee from Nazi-occupied Austria. As violence escalates in Shanghai, the two women seek shelter with Theo, Zofia's American employer. With each passing day, the horrors of war and Haru's absence transform Zofia's world and her feelings. She must confront a difficult question: can she still love someone who has become the enemy? This novel explores the impossible choices people face during wartime, set against the backdrop of the Japanese occupation of Shanghai during World War II.