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  • An Epic, Heartbreaking and Gripping World War 2 Novel
  • By: Kate Hewitt
  • Narrated by: Esther Wane
  • Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (23 ratings)
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The Edelweiss Sisters

By: Kate Hewitt
Narrated by: Esther Wane
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Summary

1938, Salzburg. A powerful story of hope, forbidden love, and incredible courage, about three sisters who will risk everything - even their own lives - as part of the resistance movement in Nazi-occupied Austria.

Johanna, Birgit, and Lotte Eder have always lived quiet lives, working in their father’s clockmaking shop and helping their mother in the house. But like many other Austrians, they find it impossible to ignore the changes in the world around them.

At first Johanna finds it hard to believe the Nazis pose a real threat. But then her father hires Franz to help in his shop. He’s kind and soulful, with dark eyes that twinkle with intelligence. But he’s Jewish, and as Johanna falls for him, she realizes that loving him puts them all in danger.

Then comes the Anschluss - the reunification of Austria and Germany under Nazi rule. The three sisters’ lives have become ever more separate, with Lotte joining the convent at Nonnberg Abbey and Birgit’s secret involvement with the Resistance. But as Johanna realizes how mistaken she was about the level of danger, she begins to see that it may be down to her to protect the man she loves.

She knows that she can’t do it alone, though. She will have to turn to the people she trusts the most: her sisters.

The three of them work together to try to get Franz to the safety of Switzerland, and they soon prove invaluable to the Resistance. But they’re risking everything. Can three women who would die for each other also be prepared to die for what is right?

The sisters’ subsequent journey from Nazi-occupied Salzburg to the devastating concentration camps of Ravensbruck and Mauthausen will show the strength of human spirit like never before. As, out of the darkness, a tiny seed of hope flowers....

A totally heartbreaking and impossibly powerful story about love, tragedy, and the power of humanity. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale, The Lilac Girls, and The Sound of Music.

©2021 Kate Hewitt (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

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I read this as I was interested to see what Carol Kirkwood would write. Entertaining but shallow - over the top descriptions of Bulgari watches, brands of shoes etc etc I kept going because I don’t give up on a book.

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Totally gripping

I really liked this audiobook. It's gripping and heartbreaking and Esther Wane is a brilliant narrator. I must recommend it.

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