Lilac Girls

About the book

During World War II, three women faced different challenges until their lives intersected tragically.

Caroline Ferriday, a New York socialite, was busy with her work at the French consulate and a new romantic relationship. However, everything changed when Hitler's army invaded Poland in September 1939, and then turned its attention to France.

Meanwhile, in Poland, teenager Kasia Kuzmerick found her carefree life disappearing as she became more involved in the underground resistance movement. In a climate of suspicion and surveillance, one wrong move could be deadly.

For a young ambitious German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, a government medical position seemed like her ticket to escape a bleak existence. But once she started working, she realized she was trapped in a world of Nazi secrets and male domination.

When Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, a notorious Nazi concentration camp for women, the lives of these three women become interconnected. Their stories unfold across continents-from New York to Paris, Germany, and Poland-as Caroline and Kasia fight for justice for those forgotten by history.