We’ll make sure they never forget. We’ll make sure that every recipe, every poem, every note is remembered, and never, ever forgotten. Even if it takes me a lifetime, I promise you that no one will forget…
Amsterdam, 1940: Schoolteacher Aletta knows the war will soon reach her and the Jewish children in her class. When her family hide an injured Allied airman in their home, they must how much will they risk when resistance could prove deadly?
Paris, 1940: Since her mother’s death, Chloe has dedicated herself to protecting her brothers. So when the SS accuses Claude of being in the Resistance, she sacrifices herself to save him.
Forced together in Ravensbrück concentration camp, Chloe, Aletta and her mother, Emma, forge an unbreakable bond. Surrounded by unimaginable cruelty, they mount their own kind of resistance—secretly teaching children and preserving fellow prisoners’ precious memories. In a place designed to strip away humanity, their friendship becomes an act of defiance, their determination to bear witness a lifeline of hope.
As the war rages on and whispers of a longed-for liberation grow, can their courage and sisterhood see them through to freedom? And if they survive, how can they ever be the same?
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What a heartbreaking, yet beautiful story.
The Underground Sisters will make you cry. There were a few times throughout the story where I found myself getting emotional. Despite the heavy topic, I found myself unable to stop turning the pages. The Underground Sisters is a story about family, bravery, survival, and friendship. I liked the way Soraya described everything, especially life at the camp. It was so vivid that I imagined it all, the horror that all the women had to face there. The Underground Sisters was one of the most emotional and heartbreaking books that I read about WWII.
I adored Emma, Chloe, and Aletta, and the bond they created. I believe that the bond is what kept the three of them going in the camp. I loved the way Emma and Aletta took Chloe in and treated her as family. I liked the dual timeline and the dual perspective in this book. The title, The Underground Sisters fits the book perfectly. Once I finished reading the book, I found myself thinking about the book.
The Underground Sisters is not a story that you will forget. It’s tough to read at time, and your heart will break for Emma, Aletta and Chloe and all the other women at the camp. However; I think that this is the story that should be read. I have read few books by Soraya. M.Lane and there is a reason that she is one of my favorite historical fiction authors. Highly recommended.
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