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The Girl they Left Behind is a sweeping family saga, and love story, that offers a vivid and unique portrayal of life in war-torn 1941 Bucharest and life behind the Iron Curtain during the Soviet Union occupation.
Inspired by the author's true family story of survival during World War II, and ideal for fans of Martha Hall Kelly's Lilac Girls and Tatiana de Rosnay's Sarah's Key, The Girl they Left Behind is a dramatic and unforgettable portrait of the triumph of the human spirit is historical fiction at its very best.
"Even readers saturated with Second World War dramas will be enthralled by this moving tale of two ferociously-devoted mothers, the daughter they share, and the sacrifices they are willing to make for a new future." -- Kate Quinn, bestselling author of The Alice Network, The Diamond Eye, and The Rose Code