{"product_id":"the-last-train-to-london-9780062946942","title":"The Last Train to London","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Historical Novels Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eA Jewish Book Award Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An absolutely fascinating, beautifully rendered story of love, loss, and heroism in the dark days leading up to World War II. . . . A glowing portrait of women rising up against impossible odds to save children.\" --Kristin Hannah, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Great Alone \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Exiles\u003c\/em\u003e conjures her best novel yet, a pre-World War II-era story with the emotional resonance of \u003cem\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/em\u003e, centering on the \u003cem\u003eKindertransports\u003c\/em\u003e that carried thousands of children out of Nazi-occupied Europe--and one brave woman who helped them escape to safety.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1936, the Nazi are little more than loud, brutish bores to fifteen-year old Stephan Neuman, the son of a wealthy and influential Jewish family and budding playwright whose playground extends from Vienna's streets to its intricate underground tunnels. Stephan's best friend and companion is the brilliant Zofie-Helene, a Christian girl whose mother edits a progressive, anti-Nazi newspaper. But the two adolescents' carefree innocence is shattered when the Nazis' take control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is hope in the darkness, though. Truus Wijsmuller, a member of the Dutch resistance, risks her life smuggling Jewish children out of Nazi Germany to the nations that will take them. It is a mission that becomes even more dangerous after the Anschluss--Hitler's annexation of Austria--as, across Europe, countries close their borders to the growing number of refugees desperate to escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTante Truus, as she is known, is determined to save as many children as she can. After Britain passes a measure to take in at-risk child refugees from the German Reich, she dares to approach Adolf Eichmann, the man who would later help devise the \"Final Solution to the Jewish Question,\" in a race against time to bring children like Stephan, his young brother Walter, and Zofie-Helene on a perilous journey to an uncertain future abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClayton, Meg Waite:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMeg Waite Clayton is the New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Postmistress of Paris\u003c\/em\u003e (a Publisher's Weekly notable book; HarperCollins, Nov. 30, 2021), the National Jewish Book Award finalist and international bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Last Train to London\u003c\/em\u003e, the Langum Award honoree \u003cem\u003eThe Race for Paris\u003c\/em\u003e, the Bellwether Prize finalist \u003cem\u003eThe Language of Light, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Wednesday Sisters, \u003c\/em\u003e an Entertainment Weekly 25 Essential Best Friend Novels of all time. Her novels have been published in 23 languages. She has also written more than 100 essays, opinions, and reviews for major newspapers, magazines, and public radio. She mentors in the OpEd Project, and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the California bar. megwaiteclayton.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613565063442,"sku":"9780062946942","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c33633a7-e524-4c16-b5db-86bdc494f0cb.jpg?v=1732408182","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-train-to-london-9780062946942","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}