My Mother's Secret

A Novel Based on a True Holocaust Story

J.L. Witterick

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Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
19 November 2014

Historical fiction

Inspired by a true story, My Mother's Secret is a captivating and ultimately uplifting tale intertwining the lives of two Jewish families in hiding from the Nazis, a fleeing German soldier, and the mother and daughter who save them all.

Inspired by a true story, My Mother's Secret is a captivating and ultimately uplifting tale intertwining the lives of two Jewish families in hiding from the Nazis, a fleeing German soldier, and the mother and daughter who save them all.

Franciszka and her daughter, Helena, are simple, ordinary people...until 1939, when the Nazis invade their homeland. Providing shelter to Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland is a death sentence, but Franciszka and Helena do exactly that. In their tiny home in Sokal, they hide a Jewish family in a loft above their pigsty, a Jewish doctor with his wife and son in a makeshift cellar under the kitchen, and a defecting German soldier in the attic-each party completely unknown to the others. For everyone to survive, Franciszka will have to outsmart her neighbors and the German commander.

Told simply and succinctly from four different perspectives-all under one roof-My Mother's Secret is a testament to the kindness, courage, and generosity of ordinary people who chose to be extraordinary.

By: J.L. Witterick
Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 164g
ISBN: 9780425274811
ISBN 10: 0425274810
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 19 November 2014
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

J.L. Witterickis the international bestselling author of My Mother's Secret. This novel was written because she was so inspired by the true story of Franciszka Halamajowa. Courage, kindness, and sacrifice should never be forgotten.

Reviews for My Mother's Secret: A Novel Based on a True Holocaust Story

A moving and captivating portrait. --Amir R. Gissin, Consulate General of Israel A reflection of our own era, a reminder of how far wrong we can be led...an important book. --Joseph Kertes, author of Gratitude, winner of the Canadian Jewish Book Award The woman at the heart of this novel will haunt you after you read about her fearless compassion, her defiance of the odds of survival. --Anna Porter, award-winning author of Kasztner's Train