The Silent Child, J.G. Kelly
The Silent Child, J.G. Kelly
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The Silent Child
The gripping, heart-breaking and poignant historical novel set during WWII

Author: J.G. Kelly

Narrator: Lucy Paterson

Unabridged: 15 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/14/2022

Synopsis

SHE CAN'T HAVE A FUTURE UNTIL SHE HAS A PAST.

1944

LEO STERN arrives at the Nazi camp at Borek with his wife Irena and his two daughters. The Sterns are spared from the gas chamber when they witness a murder. But in a place that humanity has deserted, Leo is forced to make unimaginable choices to try to keep his family alive.

1961

For seventeen years, Hanna has been unable to remember her identity and how she was separated from her family at the end of the war, until the discovery of a letter among her late uncle's possessions reveals her real name - HANNA STERN - and leads her to Berlin in search of her lost past.

Helped by former lover Peter, Hanna begins to piece together the shocking final days of Borek. But Hanna isn't the only one with an interest in the camp, and lurking in the shadows is someone who would prefer Hanna's history to remain silent.

Based on in-depth research and beautifully written, this a novel of memory and identity, and the long shadow of war.

(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ⓢ

This is very different to my usual style of book and pushed me well out of my comfort zone. It was a long read for me and I spent a lot of time looking up unfamiliar words. I didn’t do history at school, so I used this as an opportunity to learn about the war terminology and found it very interesting......more

Goodreads review by Samadhee

Any book that is based on WWII and Holocaust will catch my eye and I was over the moon when I got this ARC. This is actually an unusual setting which I actually enjoyed reading. In 1941, Leo Stern arrives to the camp with his wife Irena and their two children. In order to survive he was forced to do......more

Goodreads review by Christine

Very moving account of the persecuted Jews during ww2......more

Goodreads review by Gee

I’m always attracted to books that are set in WWII, and this was no exception. Set in dual time lines of 1944 and 1961, it follows Leo Stern and his family when they are taken to a concentration camp and then the search by Hanna Stern to try to find out what happened to her family during that time,......more

Goodreads review by Aria

This book was such a beautifully written book that will stay with me for a long time. The story;ine was emotive and heartwrenching and the characters were well developed and have a special place in my heart. I didnt want this book to end. nothing i could say would do this book justice, I cannot reco......more

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Outstanding. Heartstopping. Brilliant. A story that scorches the page, searing in its honesty and profoundly moving in its emotional impact. The characters reach out to you and challenge your preconceptions in this testament to a tragic chapter of history that moved me to tears. It holds up a dark and shocking mirror to our world, yet ultimately it is a triumphant tale of light within darkness. Of love surviving hate. Impressively researched and superbly told, this is an important powerful novel that everyone should read

Taking the reader from the atmospheric Fenlands of Cambridgeshire to the ghost-filled forests of wartime Poland and finally into Cold War-era Berlin, The Silent Child is a thought-provoking and compelling novel about the long-lasting aftershocks of war. This is great storytelling, full of mysteries and twists, epic in its sweep, but precise and respectful in its historical details. J. G. Kelly's vividly evoked scenes will stay with me for a long time

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