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Title Statement | The secretary / Catherine Hokin. |
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Author | Hokin, Catherine |
Publication | New York: Grand Central Publishing,2023.©2021 |
Edition | First Grand Central Publishing edition. |
Extent of Item | 337 pages ; |
ISBN | 9781538725733 (trade paperback) |
Other Number | pr06825832 |
General Notes | "A A World War II novel."--Cover. Includes a reading group guide. Originally published by Bookouture, 2021. |
Summary | "The Tower House. Down a secluded path, hidden by overgrown vines, the crumbling villa echoes with memories. Of the family who laughed and sang there, until the Nazis tore them from their home. And of the woman who walked its empty rooms, whose courage in the face of evil altered the course of history. Germany 1940. As secretary to Himmler, the leader of the SS, Magda spends her days sending party invitations to high-ranking Nazis, and her evenings distributing pamphlets for the resistance. But Magda is leading a dangerous double life, smuggling secrets out of the office. It's a deadly game, and eventual exposure is a certainty, but Magda is driven by a need to keep the man she secretly loves safe as he fights against the Nazis. Forty years later. Nina's heart pounds as she steps into an uncertain future carrying a forged passport, a few bank notes, and a scribbled address for The Tower House taken from an intricate drawing she found hidden in her grandmother's wardrobe. Separated from her family and betrayed by her country, Nina's last hope is to trace her family's history in the ruins of the past her grandmother ran from. But, when she finally finds the abandoned house, she opens the door to a forgotten story, and to secrets which will change everything: past, present, and future ... "-- |
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By Topic | Family secrets--Fiction |
Women spies--Fiction | |
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction | |
By Location | Germany--Fiction |
By Genre | Historical fiction |
Spy fiction | |
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