The Secret Midwife

London, 1995: A news broadcast marks the fiftieth anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation with an appeal for information about a midwife who saved hundreds of lives. Emilia recognizes this as her moment to finally share her story. Occupied Poland, 1942: As a midwife, Emilia enjoys certain freedoms, including cycling past Nazi checkpoints to reach expectant mothers. She uses this access to secretly visit Jewish mothers in hiding and work for the resistance—until she is betrayed and imprisoned at Auschwitz. Inside the camp, Emilia is assigned to work as a midwife. She sees an opportunity to offer hope to pregnant women there. Together with Aleksy, an imprisoned doctor, and Lena, an outcast prisoner, she develops a dangerous plan. Discovery would bring severe consequences, but success could save many lives. This novel is inspired by real accounts of the Polish resistance, imprisoned medical professionals, and those who worked to save lives in Poland during World War II.