num_pages: 343
description: Lover spy patriot: They took her country but they will never take her courage.1944 Germany. Gazing through the barbed wire Antonia makes a vow: she will not let her family die in this camp. She will find a way for them to escape to return to Ukraine even if it costs her own life. The Nazis have taken everything from her but they can never take away her courageWould you go into a prison camp if there was a chance to save your family? When resistance fighter Antonias beloved sister and her children are taken by the Nazis she knows what she must do. Only she is strong enough to save the family. But she must leave behind the man she has always loved and the country she has always fought for.As Antonia clutches her nephews little hand in hers her other arm tight around her sister Lena she knows she has made the right choice. And as the truck rattles towards a brutal labor camp Antonias only thought is of how to stay alive so she can escape and rejoin the fight to free Ukraine. But with the war reaching a violent climax Antonia knows the dangers of desperation.As the freezing winter sets in her older nephew falls ill and Lena starves to give her children what she can. For Antonia the only thing worse than watching her nephews suffer is seeing Lena realise that her child will die without help. She cannot let that happen.With the risk of betrayal always present she must rely entirely on her own courage and ingenuity to plan their escape. Out of the gates. Away from the Nazis. To safety. To freedom. And perhaps even back to the man she has always lovedA heartbreaking inspiring and totally unforgettable story of the unbelievable courage and determination of extraordinary people in the darkest days of war. Fans of Kristin Hannahs THE NIGHTINGALE Fiona Valpy and THE TATOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ will be gripped from the very first page until the final heart-stopping conclusion. Based on true stories.
language: English
title: The Woman at the Gates
publisher: Bookouture