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    The Kommandant's Girl
    The Kommandant's Girl
    The Kommandant's Girl
    Audiobook13 hours

    The Kommandant's Girl

    Written by Pam Jenoff

    Narrated by Nancy Peterson

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    About this audiobook

    In her luminous and groundbreaking debut, New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff shows the unimaginable sacrifices one woman must make in a time of war

    Nineteen-year-old Emma Bau has been married only three weeks when Nazi tanks thunder into her native Poland. Within days Emma’s husband, Jacob, is forced to disappear underground, leaving her imprisoned within the city’s decrepit Jewish ghetto. But then, in the dead of night, the resistance smuggles her out. Taken to Krakow to live with Jacob’s Catholic aunt, Krysia, Emma takes on a new identity as Anna Lipowski, a gentile.

    Emma’s already precarious situation is complicated by her introduction to Kommandant Richwalder, a high-ranking Nazi official who hires her to work as his assistant. Urged by the resistance to use her position to access details of the Nazi occupation, Emma must compromise her safety—and her marriage vows—in order to help Jacob’s cause. As the atrocities of war intensify, Emma must make choices that will force her to risk not only her double life, but also the lives of those she loves.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin Audio
    Release dateJul 9, 2019
    ISBN9781488206788
    The Kommandant's Girl
    Author

    Pam Jenoff

    Pam Jenoff is the author of several books of historical fiction, including the NYT bestsellers The Lost Girls of Paris and The Woman with the Blue Star. She holds a degree in international affairs from George Washington University and a degree in history from Cambridge, and she received her J.D. from UPenn. She lives with her husband and three children near Philadelphia, where, in addition to writing, she teaches law school.

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      Wow couldn’t wait to listen each day.great suspense.looking for more

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      what an amazing read! I was on the edge of my seat with some of the twists and turns!
    • 4/5
      Wonderful! Such a reliable author. Makes you feel like you know the characters.
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      This book made me feel a rollercoaster of emotions as I listened to it.
    • 4/5
      It was a good story. The only thing that drove me crazy was how whiny the main character is.
    • 5/5
      Very well written. Interesting characters. I would suggest this book to all my friends.