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The Secret Letter

By: Debbie Rix
Narrated by: Jacqueline King
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Germany, 1939. A tumbledown farmhouse, on the outskirts of a close-knit village in the heart of the rolling hills of Bavaria. A once happy family home torn apart by Nazi rule. And one young girl who refuses to give up on what she believes in....

London, 2018: When 94-year-old Imogen receives a letter addressed to her in neat, unfamiliar handwriting, she notices the postmark is stamped from Germany - and it sends shivers down her spine....

Germany, 1939: Thirteen-year-old Magda is devastated by the loss of her best friend, shy and gentle Lotte, cruelly snatched from her and sent to a concentration camp – the Star of David sewn on her faded, brown coat. As the Nazi’s power takes hold, Magda realises she’s not like the other girls in her German village - she hates the fanatical new rules of the Hitler Youth. So Magda secretly joins The White Rose Movement and begins to rebel against the oppressive, frightening world around her.

But when an English bomber pilot crashes in a field near Magda’s home she is faced with an impossible choice: to risk the safety of her family or to save a stranger and make a difference in the devastating war that has claimed the lives of so many. Little does she know, her actions will have the power to change the life of another girl, on the other side of enemy lines, forever....

Inspired by a true story, this is a heart-wrenching, gripping and absolutely unforgettable tale of the strength of human kindness in a time of unimaginable heartbreak. Fans of Orphan Train, The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Book Thief will be utterly gripped by this beautiful, sweeping, World War Two novel.

©2019 Debbie Rix (P)2019 Audible, Ltd
Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Tear-jerking Heartfelt Thought-Provoking War Village
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Fantastic WW2 story. The narration really brought the story to life. It really makes you think there were so many wonderful heroes that somehow survived to tell their tale

Amazing

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enjoyed the story, it was well narrated and follow the characters stories weaved together was enjoyable. I would listen to this narrator and a story by this author again

enjoyable

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I absolutely loved this book, How the narrator told this fascinating true story, completely brought it to life. It will remain, a very memorable book, to me, for a long time.

Well worth listening to

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Such a great book ! Wow I couldn’t stop listening to it even at the gym !! Great story and very well read !!

So good and felt I was there

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This has to be one of the best books I have listened to on audiable. I so wish I could hug Magda for the wonderful and brave person that she was, with such a big heart. I felt like I had opened a history book and been transported to the second world war. To have a glimpse of what people went through, it was heartbreaking. But the strengh and human kindness of people never faulted. I loved all of the characters, Imogen was a beautiful soul, Magda, beautiful and brave. I've shed tears four times near the end of this book, that tells me what a wonderful, real story this was, based on real facts. And an honour to learn about this piece of history. A big thank you to Debbie Rix for writing and researching this and a big thank you to Jacqueline King, for the fabulous voice while narratoring this book! I will miss this book! 🤍

A Beautifully And Thoughtfully Written Story!

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