The War Girls

By: V. S. Alexander

Narrated by: Kelli Tager

It's not just a thousand miles that separates Hanna Majewski from her younger sister, Stefa. There is another gulf—between the traditional Jewish ways that Hanna chose to leave behind in Warsaw, and her new, independent life in London. But as autumn of 1940 draws near, Germany begins a savage aerial bombing campaign in England, killing and displacing tens of thousands. Hanna, who narrowly escapes death, is recruited as a spy in an undercover operation that sends her back to her war-torn homeland.

In Hanna's absence, her parents, sister, and brother have been driven from their comfortable apartment into the Warsaw Ghetto. Sealed off from the rest of the city, the Ghetto becomes a prison for nearly half a million Jews, struggling to survive amid starvation, disease, and the constant threat of deportation to Treblinka. Once a pretty and level-headed teenager, Stefa is now committed to the Jewish resistance. Together, she, Hanna, and Janka, a family friend living on the Aryan side of the city form a trio called The War Girls. Against overwhelming odds and through heartbreak they will fight to rescue their loved ones, finding courage through sisterhood to keep hope alive . . .

©2022 Michael Meeske (P)2022 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Good but slow

Good story but it was really really slow to get going. Too many unanswered questions about main characters.

Bravery

Oh what they went through!
I hope stories of the life during World War II will never be lost!!

Loved

The ending was unexpected but I absolutely loved the story and the characters. I couldn’t stop listening. Saving to my favorites.

New perspective from inside the ghetto!

Wow! This book was so good. I have read lots of world war 2 books and this one was amazing. I appreciated the perspective of someone that might have lived inside the Jewish Ghetto. There were so many parallels to what is happening in today’s world with government propaganda and hidden agendas.For the first time I could understand how some people had to ignore what was happening in order to survive. Previously I just couldn’t comprehend. It’s still not ok but at least I have compassion now for people who just couldn’t admit what was happening. The varying perspectives of the different characters left me pondering the depth of depravity and sorrow that people experienced at that time. Definitely worth a read for anyone with a World War Two interest.

Gripping story

Loved the story line that interchangeably told the stories of three amazing women. Narrator was great.

Courageous Sisters

VS Alexander is a master at creating a story you feel like you are witnessing in person. I so enjoyed listing to the characters come to life. The War Girls is superbly written and well thought out. The research is top notch. I was hooked by this story from the first sentence. I think it's the best book VS Alexander has writing so far and can't wait to see what comes next from this Author.
Kelli Tager did a wonderful job with the narration.

Loved the whole thing

There was one detail that I questioned and thought I wanted to hit rewind and listen to again, but I never took the time to. Couldn’t tell you what it was. Great story and performance.

Couldn't stop listening

This story got in my head and wouldn't let me stop listening. performance was fantastic!

Very enlightening

Loved the story, not so much the events butt telling the history to help people understand what's wrong in our nation today. The only problem I had with it. Was it left too much to my imagination at the end

Good book for some historical fiction

Not exactly my cup of tea but was a really good story overall, nice read.