The Secret Orphanage: Beautiful and heartbreaking World War Two historical fiction

Set in occupied France in 1944, this historical novel follows Celina, who returns to her husband's childhood home in the countryside, only to discover it shelters six Jewish children in a secret orphanage. Remy, who established the refuge in the abandoned stone house, has risked everything to protect the children from Nazi discovery. Heartbroken by her husband's death, Celina had planned to sell the property and return to America. Instead, she finds herself drawn into Remy's mission. As the house's true owner, she can help safeguard it and the children who hide upstairs each night. Together, Celina and Remy work to provide hope and protection, ushering the children inside under the stars. When a baby arrives at the orphanage, their situation becomes increasingly precarious. Though the villagers keep the secret, Nazi soldiers threaten from the mountains. The novel explores how Celina and Remy find strength in each other amid the dangers of occupation and the possibility of a new beginning after the war ends.