The Resistance Wife

Gosia Nealon

Germany, 1934. Surrounded by beautiful wedding china, we share our first dinner alone as husband and wife. But, instead of sharing affections, all he talks of is his admiration for Hitler. I force a smile, but my blood runs cold. How can I stay with him, now I know what he truly is?

Six years later. When Anna is approached by the Polish resistance while sheltering in Warsaw, she is eager for the chance to fight against German occupation. Managing a network of spies behind the façade of a café for enemy soldiers will mean risking everything. But, after fleeing her fanatical Nazi husband only for war to follow close behind, Anna can’t run any more.

Every conversation she overhears between the unsuspecting officers at the café brings back awful memories of the Nazi her husband became and makes her more determined to do what is right. Spending more time with the resistance behind the scenes, she grows close to them all—especially a brilliant young doctor with deep hazel eyes called Mateusz, who shows her a kindness she has never known.

As they work together, Anna can’t help imagining what life would be like with him, instead of the man she is tied to. But one day her dreams of a future with Mateusz, and freedom for her country, are shattered. Her husband has tracked her down.

Terrified, Anna knows that living as his wife again is her chance to gather information that could help end the war. But can she keep her nerve long enough to spy on her own husband? And with such a high-ranking enemy officer watching her every move, can she protect Mateusz, the man truly she loves, from the firing line?

This is a totally inspiring and gripping page-turner that you will not be able to put down. Fans of The Alice Network, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and My Name is Eva will fall in love with this heartbreaking tale.

The Polish Wife can be read as a standalone.

Readers love The Polish Wife:

MUST READ! I couldn’t put this book down! Fantastic read from start to finish… Amazing… I highly recommend this book!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

HeartwarmingInspiring… Heartfelt… This amazing read hit all the emotions and left me heartbroken.” Page Turners, 5 stars

“I absolutely loved this… Heartbreaking You cannot put it down.” Goodreads reviewer

Oh wow!Page-turning… One of the best WW2 stories I have ever read.” @narimread, 5 stars

BeautifulI read it in a day.” @reading.late.into.the.night, 5 stars

Amazing Heartbreaking… so heartfelt… I just adored it.” Yorkshire Carly

PerfectBeautifulGrabbed my heart.” Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

Read what everyone’s saying about Gosia Nealon:

Absolutelyspectacular!!!Devastating, yet beautiful… Once I started, I could not stopYou won’t be able to put this one downGrabbed my heart and it didn’t let go… An absolute MUST READ!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

I could not put it down… Read it past my bedtime, finishing it in one day Unputdownable Heart-warmingWill not be soon forgotten.” Vegan Book Blogger, 5 stars

“Impossible for me not to completelyfall in loveYou cannot put this down (at least I couldn’t)… Beautiful… It’ll get to your heart.” Goodreads reviewer

“I found myself reaching for the Kleenex boxHeartbreaking and inspiring.” Page Turners

“I couldn’t put this book down… Had me sobbing.” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

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