Code Name Sapphire, Pam Jenoff
Code Name Sapphire, Pam Jenoff
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Code Name Sapphire

Author: Pam Jenoff

Narrator: Nancy Peterson

Unabridged: 13 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/07/2023


Synopsis

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"A heart-wrenching exploration of the decisions women must make when their loyalties are put to the test.” –Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of bravery and resistance, from the bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris

1942. Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fiancé was killed in a pogrom. When her ship bound for America is turned away at port, she has nowhere to go but to her cousin Lily, who lives with her family in Brussels. Fearful for her life, Hannah is desperate to get out of occupied Europe. But with no safe way to leave, she must return to the dangerous underground work she thought she had left behind.

Seeking help, Hannah joins the Sapphire Line, a secret resistance network led by a mysterious woman named Micheline and her enigmatic brother Matteo. But when a grave mistake causes Lily’s family to be arrested and slated for deportation to Auschwitz, Hannah finds herself torn between her loyalties. How much is Hannah willing to sacrifice to save the people she loves?

Don’t miss Pam Jenoff’s new novel, Last Twilight in Paris, a gripping mystery and an unforgettable story about love and survival.

Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff:The Lost Girls of ParisThe Woman with the Blue StarThe Orphan’s TaleThe Ambassador’s DaughterThe Diplomat’s WifeThe Last Summer at Chelsea BeachThe Kommandant’s GirlThe Winter Guest

About Pam Jenoff

If there were a story about empowered women, Pam Jenoff would certainly be a great example. She was born in Maryland and grew up outside of Philadelphia. She went to Cherokee High School, George Washington University, Cambridge University, and University of Pennsylvania. Her university work garnered her a Master's Degree in history and a Juris Doctorate Degree in Law. After receiving her master's, she accepted an appointment as Special Assistant to the Army, where she observed and participated in special operations at the highest levels of government. Some of those included......helping secure a memorial for Pan Am 103 victims at Arlington Cemetery, observing recovery efforts at the Oklahoma City bombing, and attending the ceremonies to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of WW II at European sites. Pam then moved to the State Department, after which she was assigned to the U.S. Consulate in Krakow, Poland. She developed close relations with the surviving Jewish community.

In 1996, she went to law school, and now teaches at Rutgers University. She is also the author of The Kommandant's Girl, The Winter Guest, The Diplomat's Wife, The Ambassador's Daughter, Almost Home, A Hidden Affair, The Things We Cherished, and her most recent work, The Other Girl. Pam is a resident of Haddonfield, New Jersey with her husband and three children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marilyn (not getting notifications) on February 01, 2023

Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff was a moving historical fiction novel set in both Nazi occupied Berlin, Germany and Brussels, Belgium during World War II. I have read almost all of Pam Jenoff’s books so I was so excited when I saw that she had written a new book. I couldn’t wait to read it. It neve......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on January 09, 2023

About the book: “A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of bravery and resistance, from the bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris” Hannah manages to escape Nazi Germany once, only to be on a ship turned away at port. When she returns she......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on July 09, 2022

I was lucky enough to snag an ARC - wow. Incredibly moving, well-paced story.......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews on February 07, 2023

Hannah escaped once, but was returned to Europe because no one would take Europeans fleeing the continent. She called on her cousin Lily to help her because no one was allowed back into Europe without someone to vouch for them. Hannah and Lily were close as children, and it was easy to stay with her......more

Goodreads review by "Avonna on February 08, 2023

Check out all my reviews at: [URL not allowed] CODE NAME SAPPHIRE by Pam Jenoff is a historical fiction story of two cousins set in Brussels during WWII. It is based on the true story of Belgium resistance fighters stopping a train bound for Auschwitz and assisting in the escape of Jew......more