{"product_id":"the-stolen-sisters-absolutely-heartbreaking-and-unputdownable-world-war-2-fiction-9781835258903","title":"The Stolen Sisters: Absolutely heartbreaking and unputdownable World War 2 fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The lorry is ready to take you to the train station, ' the soldier announced, and Marta clung to her little sister. 'I want to stay with her, ' Marta said, voice shaking. 'It is not possible. You belong in the Reich, ' the officer said. 'And she does not.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoland, 1944\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen twelve-year-old \u003cstrong\u003eMarta\u003c\/strong\u003e and her little sister \u003cstrong\u003eJoanna\u003c\/strong\u003e are snatched while out shopping for food and pushed into an army truck with a swastika on the door, they are heartbroken. Terrified they will never see their mother again, the little girls cling to each other as the truck full of stolen children rumbles through the countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut worse is yet to come. When they arrive at their strange new home, tears streaming down their cheeks, Marta is sent into a separate room. As she is measured, her blonde hair and blue eyes exclaimed over, she doesn't realise she has seen her sister for the last time. Later, as she sobs alone in the chilly dormitory, her only crumb of comfort is the memory of a kind German nurse who took a photo of the two sisters, and promised Marta she will do what she can to find Joanna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBerlin, 2005\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her cosy sitting room, seventy-year-old Marta freezes. The woman on her television talking about lost children is someone she could never forget. \u003cstrong\u003eMargarete Weiss\u003c\/strong\u003e is the nurse who took the photo of her and Joanna, the photo with the secret message on the back...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarta has never been able to find her younger sister and has buried herself in work so as not to be haunted by the ghosts of her past. But, seeing Margarete's blue eyes again, a shoot of hope takes root in her heart. Margarete may not have been able to prevent the sisters being separated during the war. But might she be able to help Marta find out what happened to Joanna now?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautiful and emotional read about finding hope in the darkest corners. 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The fact that these things happened during the war is just \u003cstrong\u003eabsolutely heartbreaking\u003c\/strong\u003e. The courage that people had is just \u003cstrong\u003eamazing\u003c\/strong\u003e. This book is definitely a hard-hitting book with lots of tears but some in a good way!' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eHeartbreaking\u003c\/strong\u003e. If I picture WW2 this is exactly how I believe it was. It's full of fear and anxiety, love, hate, tears and dreams. Beautifully written \u003cstrong\u003eit very quickly sucked me in, \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e I couldn't stop reading until I had finished\u003c\/strong\u003e. This book will put you through an \u003cstrong\u003eemotional\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ewringer\u003c\/strong\u003e but it's so worth the read. I highly recommend this book, it was \u003cstrong\u003eexcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e.' 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