{"product_id":"9781786581549-nine","title":"The Nine","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow a Band of Daring Resistance Women Escaped from Nazi Germany - The Powerful True Story\u003cbr\u003eThe thrilling, cinematic untold story of nine young women, WWII resistance fighters, captured by the Nazis, who launched a breathtakingly bold escape and found their way home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival.' \u003c\/b\u003eHeather Morris, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe thrilling story of how nine young women, captured by the Nazis for being part of the Resistance, launched a breathtakingly bold escape and found their way home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the Second World War raged across Europe, and the Nazi regime tightened its reign of horror and oppression, nine women, some still in their teens, joined the French and Dutch Resistance. Caught out in heroic acts against the brutal occupiers, they were each tortured and sent east into Greater Germany to a concentration camp, where they formed a powerful friendship. In 1945, as the war turned against Hitler, they were forced on a Death March, facing starvation and almost certain death. Determined to survive, they made a bid for freedom, and so began one of the most breathtaking tales of escape and resilience of the Second World War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author is the great-niece of one of the nine, and she interweaves their gripping flight across war-torn Europe with her own detective work, uncovering the heart-stopping escape and survival of these heroes who fought fearlessly against Nazi Germany and lived to tell the tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuy Gwen Strauss's next book \u003ci\u003eMilena and Margarete \u003c\/i\u003enow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e---------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A truly extraordinary tale, beautifully written, one that chills and excites, [A] work of rare passion, power and principle'\u003c\/b\u003e Philippe Sands, author of \u003ci\u003eEast-West Street \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Ratline\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly gripping'\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Sebba author of\u003ci\u003e Les Parisiennes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nine\u003c\/i\u003e is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women.\u003c\/b\u003e' Kate Quinn, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rose Code \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Alice Network\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40372319682657,"sku":"9781786581549","price":8.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36362186_1d937b4e-efdc-449e-a501-5f560c0df1e3.jpg?v=1759441605","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781786581549-nine","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}