{"product_id":"a-mothers-promise-a-completely-gripping-and-unforgettable-story-of-families-torn-apart-by-ww2-9781805081265","title":"A Mother's Promise: A completely gripping and unforgettable story of families torn apart by WW2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermany, 1942: \"Trudi,\" Ada pleaded. \"How will we survive? Our rations aren't enough to keep one person alive let alone two.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrudi took her friend's hands in hers. \"We'll stick together. We made a promise to our children, remember?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer heart torn in two after sending her children away on the Kindertransport, Trudi Beck stays behind in Berlin, devastated, to face the dangers of war alone. But living in the shadows is desperately hard, and survival takes every ounce of courage and ingenuity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnable to bear the persecution of her people, Trudi begins to fight back against the oppression and brutality of the Nazi regime, determined to save as many lives as possible. Despite everything she refuses to give up hope, and, in the darkest days of the war, she finds solace in a fellow resistant, Jakob, who lights a fire in her and helps to mend her broken heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn England, Trudi's stepson, Harry, is finding his own way to right the wrongs done to their family. He joins the Allies -- enduring prejudice and discrimination as a German national - risking everything, including his own life, in his quest for revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the war draws to a close, Trudi's resistance group is close to achieving their goals. But just when it seems like victory is within reach, Trudi is arrested. Her captors know everything - and intend to make her pay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer dream of seeing her baby daughter again seems impossible now. 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