Lilac Girls
Three women's lives cross during and after the war, inspired by real events
Three women and the Ravensbrück camp
Martha Hall Kelly's novel follows three women whose paths cross during World War II. Caroline Ferriday is a New York socialite who works at the French consulate, Kasia is a Polish teenager in the resistance, and Herta is a German doctor. The book is based on the real Caroline Ferriday and the women of Ravensbrück.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who enjoy stories set firmly in a real time and place.
More about this book
Who
Caroline Ferriday, Kasia Kuzmerick and Herta Oberheuser.
World
New York, Poland and Germany, from 1939 on.
What makes it different
It is built from the real story of Caroline Ferriday and the Ravensbrück camp.
Feel
Emotional and sombre.
Facts
Genre
Historical Fiction · World War II · Ravensbrück · True story
Length
512 pages · ≈ 15 h
About the author
Martha Hall Kelly1 book on Tori BooksMartha Hall Kelly is an American novelist, best known for Lilac Girls.Also in the collection: Best World War II Fiction
The Nightingale
Sarah's Key
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Book Thief
Suite Française
The Invisible Bridge
All the Light We Cannot See
Fugitive Pieces
Sophie's Choice
The Winds of War