When We Disappeared, Elaine Stock
When We Disappeared, Elaine Stock
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When We Disappeared

Author: Elaine Stock

Narrator: Dina Pearlman

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/15/2023


Synopsis

1943: When a safe house in Nazi-occupied the Netherlands becomes too dangerous for Edith, she flees. Injured, she meets Erich who promises to take her to his family's home for medical attention. En route she awakens to discover that they've entered Nazi Germany—the last place she wants to be as a Jew.

In need of concealing her faith, and with limited choices, Edith becomes the private teacher to Erich's young brothers. Her roommate is a Roma with a tragic past and also hides from the Nazis in plain sight. When the new friends learn that Erich's father is a senior member of the Nazi party, they know it is time to escape. Yet, Nazi patrols complicate their travels. Then, the last person imagined supplies a means to not only leave the house but from the Reich, altogether, though their safety is at risk as they cross several national borders.

Following We Shall Not Shatter and Our Daughters' Last Hope, the new friends, brought together by a common enemy, must courageously look into the eyes of evil and begin a gutsy journey to search for their families they've left behind during the war, and to help others through these dark times of prejudice and hatred.

About Elaine Stock

Elaine Stock writes historical fiction, exploring home, family, and friendships throughout time. She enjoys creating stories showing how all faiths, races, and belief systems are interconnected and need each other. Elaine's grandparents, on both sides of her family, narrowly escaped World War II by immigrating from Poland and Austria to the US. Fascinated by the strong will of people to overcome the horrors from this era, she wrote We Shall Not Shatter, book one of the resilient women of WWII Series, inspired by her deaf great-aunt who was left behind as a teenager in Brzeziny, Poland, and perished in the Holocaust, while her other deaf siblings were permitted to enter the US when their young ages helped them to circumvent medically revealing exams. Other extended family members also remained in Poland to lose their lives in the Holocaust. Although multi-published in award-winning inspirational fiction, and a past blogger and online magazine contributor, Elaine now pens novels for the general reading audience. She is a member of Women's Fiction Writers Association and The Historical Novel Society. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she has now been living in upstate, rural New York with her husband for more years than her stint as a city gal. She enjoys long walks down country roads, visiting New England towns, and of course, a good book.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shirley on May 07, 2023

Elaine Stock concludes her Resilient Women of WWII series with a compelling story of two women who flee from their Nazi pursuers hoping to avoid persecution because of their beliefs. They get help from an unlikely source as they journey across boarders and through enemy territories in order to avoid......more

Goodreads review by Sue on March 26, 2023

Elaine Stock has completed her Resilient Women of WWII with another strong book about two women who become friends and work together to fight against the Nazi hatred that had taken over Germany. Edith lives with her sister and her mother in Amsterdam. Their father has been arrested and they are in fe......more

Goodreads review by D.K. on May 29, 2023

When we Disappeared is a riveting novel set during the horrors of World War II. The author immediately draws the reader into a world torn apart by hatred and fear. Despite the adversities the main characters face, they manage to cling to little kernels of hope throughout the novel. It is this hope t......more

Goodreads review by Eileen on April 10, 2023

Chilling. Terrifying. Hopeful. Elaine Stock takes readers on a journey that reveals how far parents will go to protect their family. When We Disappeared is a story of survival and risk for the Jews and Gypsies hiding in plain sight and for the allies providing shelter in Nazi occupied territory. It’......more