num_pages: 352
description: An unforgettable tale of what we owe to those we love and those we have left behindIn 1927 as Natalia Faber travels from Berlin to Prague with her mother their train is delayed in Saxon Switzerland. In the brief time the train is idle Natalia learns the truth about her father and meets a remarkable woman named Dr. Magdalena Schaefferov whose family will become a significant part of her future.Shaken by these events Natalia arrives at a spa on the shore of Lake Hevz in Hungary. Here she meets the journalist and writer Mikls Count Andorjn. In time they will marry and Natalia will devote herself to life on a rural estate in Hungary.When war breaks out in Europe Natalia loses contact with Mikls. She believes they are to meet in Prague a city under Nazi occupation. She sets up shop as a fortune teller with a pack of Tarot cards. In this guise she meets Magdalena Schaefferovs young daughter Anna. Accused by the Nazis of spying Natalia is sent to a concentration camp. In April 1945 Natalia and Anna are reunited and with courage and determination find the strength to begin again in a changed world. 
language: English
title: Midnight Train to Prague
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers