The Warsaw Orphan: A WWII Historical Fiction Novel

Kelly Rimmer

Jun 2021 · Sold by Harlequin

About this ebook

Instant New York Times bestseller—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!

Inspired by the real-life heroine who saved thousands of Jewish children during WWII, The Warsaw Orphan is Kelly Rimmer’s most anticipated novel since her bestselling sensation, The Things We Cannot Say.

“Gripping… This one easily stands on its own.” —Publishers Weekly
“Heart-stopping.” – Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
“A surefire hit.” – Kristin Harmel, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

In the spring of 1942, young Elzbieta Rabinek is aware of the swiftly growing discord just beyond the courtyard of her comfortable Warsaw home. She has no fondness for the Germans who patrol her streets and impose their curfews, but has never given much thought to what goes on behind the walls that contain her Jewish neighbors. She knows all too well about German brutality--and that it's the reason she must conceal her true identity. But in befriending Sara, a nurse who shares her apartment floor, Elzbieta makes a discovery that propels her into a dangerous world of deception and heroism.

Using Sara's credentials to smuggle children out of the ghetto brings Elzbieta face-to-face with the reality of the war behind its walls, and to the plight of the Gorka family, who must make the impossible decision to give up their newborn daughter or watch her starve. For Roman Gorka, this final injustice stirs him to rebellion with a zeal not even his newfound love for Elzbieta can suppress. But his recklessness brings unwanted attention to Sara's cause, unwittingly putting Elzbieta and her family in harm's way until one violent act threatens to destroy their chance at freedom forever.

From Nazi occupation to the threat of a communist regime, The Warsaw Orphan is the unforgettable story of Elzbieta and Roman's perilous attempt to reclaim the love and life they once knew.

Don’t miss Kelly Rimmer’s newest novel, The Paris Agent, where a family’s innocent search for answers brings a long-forgotten, twenty-five-year-old mystery featuring two female SOE operatives comes to light!

For more by Kelly Rimmer, look for:

• Before I Let You Go
• The Things We Cannot Say
• Truths I Never Told You
• The German Wife

Ratings and reviews

The book ripped my soul in half. Emilia and Roman are two truly amazing characters and I love how she uses first person to weave their narratives together. I didn't realize at the time of reading this book that Emilia is actually a character in the Things We Cannot Say. Now I have to go and re read that story. Kelly's writing is extraordinary and worthy of more praise than I can adequately say. The tension, the relationships of the characters crafted...from cover to cover this book will have you in it's grips for more.

war-is-hell, world-war-2, Poland, historical-novel, historical-places-events, historical-research, historical-setting, based-in-truth, family, family-dynamics, friendship, Warsaw, real-horror, childhood-trauma, children-in-peril***** The beginning is so stark it could be a documentary. This is a truth-based representation of the ugliness of that time and place and the desperately hopeful actions by the few motivated by hope in a time of inhumanity. It is the tale of two teens from opposite sides of the walls of the Warsaw Ghetto and how, despite their own hardships, they were able to make a difference as the spectres of the death camps loomed. The descriptions are all too clear and the horrors all too real. Never again. I requested and received a fee temporary Ebook from HARLEQUIN/Graydon House via NetGalley. Thank you.

Believable. I am inspired by the strong spirits of the characters in this book, to NEVER FORGET the hell that was the Holocaust. We must encourage and guide the next generation to understand, as best possible, the history, lives lost, and survivors of the stain of the Holocaust on individuals and our WORLD HISTORY! Thank you, Kelly, for sharing your work of fact and fiction, Well done!

About the author

Kelly Rimmer is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of ten novels, including The Secret Daughter and The Things We Cannot Say. Her books have sold more than one million copies, and have been translated into more than 20 languages worldwide. Kelly lives in rural Australia with her family and fantastically naughty dogs, Sully and Basil.