The Thirteenth Child

De: Mark deMeza

Narrado por: Maria Cusick

Inspired by the true story of the author’s ancestors, this enthralling WWII novel tells of the Kisch family’s heart-wrenching struggle against Nazi oppression.

When the Nazis invade the Netherlands in 1940, the Jews of Amsterdam know nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. As the measures imposed by the cruel SS become ever more repressive, sister and brother, Rachael and Hendrik, join the Dutch Resistance.

Meanwhile, their parents, Franck and Elizabeth, strive to keep their younger brother, Hannes, safe, but time is against them all, as every day more and more Jews are being deported to unknown camps in Eastern Europe. Will the family be able to stay together and survive?

Listeners moved by Schindler’s List, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas will be gripped. Download today!

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The realism of the narrative!

Very good account of the horrors and degradation suffered by the Jewish people! Well researched and well written novel. I enjoyed it immensely!

Haunting & harrowing

This historical fiction about a family during the Holocaust is sad, emotional, & gripping. Absolutely breaks your heart. The narration is great & leaves you riveted. Definitely left me wiping a few tears.