The Nine
Book description
"[A] narrative of unfathomable courage... Ms. Strauss does her readers―and her subjects―a worthy service by returning to this appalling history of the courage of women caught up in a time of rapacity and war." ―Wall Street Journal
"Utterly gripping." ―Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes
"A compelling, beautifully written story…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Nine as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
These nine women escaped from a Nazi death march at the chaotic end of WW2. I felt their fears and pain as they trudged through war-torn Germany back to France, their homeland. Their struggle to find food, to evade predators, and even to survive made my trials seem insignificant.
I admired their shared skills as they overcame the many obstacles on their way. This book graphically reminds a new generation of the horrors of Nazism as a warning against repeating them.
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