Orphans of War

Orphans of War

Michael Reit

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Michael Reit
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2022
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Amsterdam, 1941Their whole world is about to shatter.German forces have invaded the Netherlands, but the Dutch are trying desperately to believe it won’t be that bad. Meanwhile, Nazis openly terrorize Jewish people on the streets. Rumors of bone-chilling violence are getting harder to ignore.Christiaan, a man of passion and principle, joins the resistance. He risks everything to shield the oppressed and fight for the freedom of his beloved nation.Floris is a man with a plan. Promoted to the Bureau of Jewish Affairs, he becomes instrumental in organizing transports to Nazi death camps.Floris’s wife, Nora, discovers his unspeakable atrocities as Nazi aggression grows more brutal. Defying him, she joins the fight to rescue orphans from the terror of the transport trains and to save them from the same fate.The Reich’s grip on Amsterdam tightens. These three will find themselves in the middle of a maelstrom that will change the course of history. As ambition, fear, and desperation collide, no one is safe.Not the Jewish.Not the Dutch.Not even the powers-that-be.'Orphans of War' is the breathless first installment in the heart-wrenching 'Dutch Resistance' trilogy. Enter the terrifying world of 1940s Europe, where the only thing eclipsing the violence of the regime is the bravery of the heroes and heroines of the resistance.

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