Description
Podrías encontrar esperanza en los momentos más oscuros? En una zona industrial descuidada de Múnich, en tiempos de la guerra, 27 niños asustados y hambrientos se esconden de la Gestapo. Sus padres fueron enviados a campos de concentración y ellos tienen otro sitio a dónde ir. La maestra Claudia Kellner descubre al grupo cuando acoge a dos víctimas sin hogar, arriesgando su propia seguridad para darles refugio. Mientras tanto, el comando Peter Chesham, un espía colaborando con los británicos, se infiltra con éxito en territorio del Tercer Reich. Pero su misión ultrasecreta se ve amenazada al descubrir el escondite de los huérfanos. Si continúa con su misión, habrá consecuencias fatales para todos a su alrededor. Y si no, los nazis podrían ganar la guerra. Peter enfrenta un dilema angustiante: acatar órdenes o salvar a los niños. Dirigirá la operación final de escape o completará la tarea que se le ha dado? Su decisión podría determinar el cauce de la historia... Basada en eventos reales, Los huérfanos del Führer es una novela poderosa y conmovedora situada en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, perfecta para los seguidores de Heather Morris y Robert Harris.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In this moving novel based on true events, a teacher and a British spy discover a group of children hiding from the Nazis in WWII Munich. When their parents are taken to concentration camps, twenty-seven children are left alone, hungry, and scared. Claudia Kellner, a German elementary school teacher, discovers the group hiding in a deserted Munich railroad yard. Only able to hide two of them in her home, she is desperate to find shelter for the others. Meanwhile, British spy Peter Chesham has penetrated Third Reich territory. But his critical mission is interrupted when he discovers the orphans' hiding place. Following through on his orders would have fatal consequences for them. But giving up could mean losing the war. Now Peter and Claudia must work together, attempting an impossible rescue operation with the children's lives--and the fate of the world--at stake.
Author: David Laws
Publisher: Roca
Published: 01/17/2023
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.83w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9788419283122
ISBN10: 8419283126
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | 20th Century | World War II
- Fiction | Jewish
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In this moving novel based on true events, a teacher and a British spy discover a group of children hiding from the Nazis in WWII Munich. When their parents are taken to concentration camps, twenty-seven children are left alone, hungry, and scared. Claudia Kellner, a German elementary school teacher, discovers the group hiding in a deserted Munich railroad yard. Only able to hide two of them in her home, she is desperate to find shelter for the others. Meanwhile, British spy Peter Chesham has penetrated Third Reich territory. But his critical mission is interrupted when he discovers the orphans' hiding place. Following through on his orders would have fatal consequences for them. But giving up could mean losing the war. Now Peter and Claudia must work together, attempting an impossible rescue operation with the children's lives--and the fate of the world--at stake.
Author: David Laws
Publisher: Roca
Published: 01/17/2023
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.83w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9788419283122
ISBN10: 8419283126
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | 20th Century | World War II
- Fiction | Jewish
About the Author
David Laws es un periodista y escritor de varias novelas. Ganador del Premio Literario Yeovil. Cuando no trabaja como reportero o subeditor de periódicos y revistas, prueba su suerte conduciendo autobuses y trenes, volando planeadores o vendiendo cristalería.