The Girl Who Saved Them
S.E. Rutledge
“Heartbreaking… I could not put it down… Amazing… Broke my heart into tiny little pieces. As my tears ran down my face and my heartrate increased, I was holding my breath… I loved everything about this.” Page Turners, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
1944, Germany. Louise struggles down from the cattle car, stumbling on the platform as guards shout harsh threats to keep moving. Blinking at the rows of terrified women, hope drains from her heart as her sister’s warnings ring in her ears…
Passing through the foreboding camp gates, Louise is pointed one way with the other women branded as political prisoners. As she trips after them, her possessions stripped away, all she can think about are the faces of the people she’s left behind—her sister Marie, and the man she’s barely had a chance to love yet, William.
When she started working with the resistance to smuggle allied soldiers out of occupied Paris, she knew she was risking everything. That if she was caught, she could be sent somewhere like this. But she couldn’t have known her work would lead her to fall in love. Hiding American airforceman William in her basement, she’d gotten to know him, sharing stories over candlelight, fingers brushing and heart opening.
But in trying to keep the love of her life safe, she’d been torn away from him anyway. Standing awaiting the next order, freezing cold and trembling in terror, her mind turns over the horrors she’s heard await her and the women softly crying beside her.
Will she ever hug her sister and look into William’s bright blue eyes again? And will the fighting spirit that first led her to the resistance allow her to find a way to survive the darkest place she’s ever faced?
A heart-wrenching, emotional and inspiring World War Two page-turner about sacrifice in the name of love, and the power of hope in the darkest of places. Fans of The Nightingale, The Midwife of Auschwitz and The Choice won’t be able to put this down.
What readers are saying about The Girl Who Saved Them:
“A large box of tissues definitely required… Emotional, heartwarming, heartbreaking, unputdownable… Beautiful… Will have you reaching for tissue after tissue… Just when you think you can stop crying, there is more… I so wish I could give it more than 5 stars.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Just doesn’t get more gorgeous than this… Hit me like a ton of bricks. My heart shattered and ached… Packs a massive punch… Absolutely unmissable… Will stay in my heart for a very long time. And I will let it.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Heart-shattering… Deeply powerful… Unforgettable and gripping… Left me in tears… Broke my heart… I fell to pieces!… Astoundingly impactful… Heartbreaking… Kept me on the edge of my seat… Requires large boxes of tissues!… 5 Stars!” Cindylspear, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Oh wow… Amazing… Will break but also mend and warm your heart!… Wow, wow, wow… Made me cry… I couldn’t stop reading, devouring it all in just two days (would have been one day if real life didn’t get in the way!)… Will make your heart sing… My favourite WWII novel!… I really loved this… I’ve never teared up so much…” The Strawberry Post, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Ya’ll. Grab your tissues! I was a hot mess… Heart-wrenching… Beautiful… I couldn’t rip through fast enough!” Thebooknerdmomma, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Wow! I’ve been through the emotional wringer… Beautiful… Absolutely heartbreaking… Tear-jerking. I was thoroughly absorbed right to the end… It continues to play on my mind!… Powerful!” Leannebookstagram, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Wow, hands down my favorite WWII novel!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐