ANINTERNATIONALBESTSELLERFeaturedinEntertainmentWeekly,People,TheMillions,andUSATODAY“AnunforgettableandresplendentnovelwhichwilltakeitsplaceamongthegreathistoricalfictionwrittenaboutWorldWarII.“--AdrianaTrigiani,bestsellingauthorofTheShoemaker’sWifeAyounggirlfleesNazi-occupiedGermanywithherfamilyandbestfriend,onlytodiscoverthattheoverseasrefugetheyhadbeenpromisedisanillusioninthis“engrossingandheartbreaking“(LibraryJournal,starredreview)debutnovel,perfectforfansofTheNightingale,LilacGirls,andTheTattooistofAuschwitz.Berlin,1939.Beforeeverythingchanged,HannahRosenthallivedacharmedlife.ButnowthestreetsofBerlinaredrapedinominousflags;herfamily’sfinepossessionsarehauledaway;andtheyarenolongerwelcomeintheplacestheyonceconsideredhome.AglimmerofhopeappearsintheshapeoftheSt.Louis,atransatlanticoceanlinerpromisingJewssafepassagetoCuba.Atfirst,thelinerfeelslikealuxury,butastheytravel,thecircumstancesofwarchange,andtheshipthatwastobetheirsalvationseemslikelytobecometheirdoom.NewYork,2014.Onhertwelfthbirthday,AnnaRosenreceivesamysteriouspackagefromanunknownrelativeinCuba,hergreat-auntHannah.ItscontentsinspireAnnaandhermothertotraveltoHavanatolearnthetruthabouttheirfamily’smysteriousandtragicpast.Weavingdualtimeframes,andbasedonatruestory,TheGermanGirlisabeautifullywrittenanddeeplypoignantstoryaboutgenerationsofexilesseekingaplacetocallhome.
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