The Daughter's Tale: A Novel

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Synopsis

From the internationally bestselling author of The German Girl, an unforgettable, “searing” (People) saga exploring a hidden piece of World War II history and the lengths a mother will go to protect her children—perfect for fans of Lilac Girls, We Were the Lucky Ones, and The Alice Network.

Seven decades of secrets unravel with the arrival of a box of letters from the distant past, taking readers on a harrowing journey from Nazi-occupied Berlin, to the South of France, to modern-day New York City.

Berlin, 1939. The dreams that Amanda Sternberg and her husband, Julius, had for their daughters are shattered when the Nazis descend on Berlin, burning down their beloved family bookshop and sending Julius to a concentration camp. Desperate to save her children, Amanda flees toward the South of France. Along the way, a refugee ship headed for Cuba offers another chance at escape and there, at the dock, Amanda is forced to make an impossible choice that will haunt her for the rest of her life. Once in Haute-Vienne, her brief respite is inter­rupted by the arrival of Nazi forces, and Amanda finds herself in a labor camp where she must once again make a heroic sacrifice.

New York, 2015. Eighty-year-old Elise Duval receives a call from a woman bearing messages from a time and country that she forced herself to forget. A French Catholic who arrived in New York after World War II, Elise is shocked to discover that the letters were from her mother, written in German during the war. Her mother’s words unlock a floodgate of memories, a lifetime of loss un-grieved, and a chance—at last—for closure.

Based on true events and “breathtakingly threaded together from start to finish with the sound of a beating heart” (The New York Times Book Review), The Daughter’s Tale is an unforgettable family saga of love, survival, and redemption.

Chapters

  • 001 DaughtersTale Open

    Duration: 38s
  • 002 DaughtersTale Dedication

    Duration: 17s
  • 003 DaughtersTale Epigraph

    Duration: 10s
  • 004 DaughtersTale Part1 Ch1

    Duration: 15min
  • 005 DaughtersTale Part2 Ch2

    Duration: 28min
  • 006 DaughtersTale Ch3

    Duration: 10min
  • 007 DaughtersTale Ch4

    Duration: 07min
  • 008 DaughtersTale Ch5

    Duration: 11min
  • 009 DaughtersTale Ch6

    Duration: 12min
  • 010 DaughtersTale Ch7

    Duration: 19min
  • 011 DaughtersTale Ch8

    Duration: 08min
  • 012 DaughtersTale Ch9

    Duration: 08min
  • 013 DaughtersTale Ch10

    Duration: 10min
  • 014 DaughtersTale Part3 Ch11

    Duration: 18min
  • 015 DaughtersTale Ch12

    Duration: 07min
  • 016 DaughtersTale Ch13

    Duration: 06min
  • 017 DaughtersTale Ch14

    Duration: 08min
  • 018 DaughtersTale Ch15

    Duration: 06min
  • 019 DaughtersTale Ch16

    Duration: 05min
  • 020 DaughtersTale Ch17

    Duration: 06min
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