NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For readers of The Nightingale and Sarah’s Key, inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this remarkable debut novel reveals the power of unsung women to change history in their quest for love, freedom, and second chances.

New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France.

An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement.

In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences.

For the ambitious young German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, an ad for a government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life. Once hired, though, she finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power.

The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi concentration camp for women.

Their stories cross continents—from New York to Paris, Germany, and Poland—as Caroline and Kasia strive to bring justice to those whom history has forgotten.


本書是紐約時報暢銷書，為 作者精彩的小說處女作。對《The Nightingale》和《Sarah’s Key》這兩部以二戰女英雄真實故事為靈感的小說讀者來說，本書則演繹默默無名的女性在追求愛情、自由與人生新契機時，足以改變歷史的力量。

紐約社交名媛卡洛琳．費里迪忙於在法國領事館的工作，以及迎接新戀情。但 1939 年 9 月希特勒軍隊入侵波蘭之後，將法國當作下一個目標，使卡洛琳的世界徹底變了樣。

而與卡洛琳相隔一個海洋的波蘭少女卡莎．克茲梅瑞克則意識到自己因為投身地下反抗運動，擔任秘密信差，無憂無慮的青春不斷消逝。

人人自危的緊張氛圍之下，監視無所不在、鄰居心懷猜忌，稍有不慎，後果不堪設想。

對充滿抱負的年輕德國醫生赫爾塔．奧伯修塞而言，一則政府醫療職位的徵聘廣告，似乎是脫離孤寂人生的機會。但錄取後她才發現，自己無法脫離由男性掌握權力和秘密的納粹德國。

難以想像的事件發生後，以及卡莎被送往惡名昭彰的女性納粹集中營拉文斯布呂克，從此這三名女性的生命產生了交集。

那些被歷史遺忘的人們，卡洛琳和卡莎奮力為他們伸張正義。他們的人生故事，橫跨各洲，包括紐約、巴黎、德國和波蘭。