The Orphan's Tale

A Novel

De: Pam Jenoff

Narrado por: Jennifer Wydra, Kyla Garcia

Look for Pam Jenoff’s new novel, The Woman with the Blue Star, an unforgettable story of courage and friendship during wartime.

A New York Times bestseller!

“Readers who enjoyed Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale and Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants will embrace this novel. “ —Library Journal

“Secrets, lies, treachery, and passion…. I read this novel in a headlong rush.” —Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train

A powerful novel of friendship set in a traveling circus during World War II, The Orphan’s Tale introduces two extraordinary women and their harrowing stories of sacrifice and survival.

Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep… When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies and flees into the snowy night.

Noa finds refuge with a German circus, but she must learn the flying trapeze act so she can blend in undetected, spurning the resentment of the lead aerialist, Astrid. At first rivals, Noa and Astrid soon forge a powerful bond. But as the facade that protects them proves increasingly tenuous, Noa and Astrid must decide whether their friendship is enough to save one another—or if the secrets that burn between them will destroy everything.

Don’t miss Pam Jenoff’s new novel, Last Twilight in Paris, a gripping mystery and an unforgettable story about love and survival.


Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff:

• Code Name Sapphire
• The Lost Girls of Paris
• The Woman with the Blue Star
• The Ambassador’s Daughter
• The Diplomat’s Wife
• The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach
• The Kommandant’s Girl
• The Winter Guest

Not understanding All The Hype

Honestly thought the book was just average. There are so many others, like The Nightingale and The Book Thief, that are far better! Although the story takes place during World War II, the author hardly writes about its climate. It's basically a story about the circus. Hands down, Water For Elephants, which uses the circus as a backdrop, is the one to read if you're wanting the circus setting. Also, did not find the story to be that heart warming. As for the narration, I almost passed over this book after listening to the sample, because the person seemed to be reading as opposed to performing the part of Noah. Maybe it's only me and I am missing something here, but don't waste your time.

Touching story with some twists

I enjoyed the performance and the plot. If you like WE2 stories with some romance and a good plot this is for you! Well written I liked the two views of the same story. I laughed and cried with the book.

Audible avert listener

Slow start, but kept me interested enough to finish, good listen and worth the credit!

emotional story

i loved it. it was an emotional story that I didnt want to put down.

Just okay!

I struggled to finish this book. The book was very predictable and the narration was irritating. The narrators voice for the male characters made them appear to be stupid. I felt that I wasted a credit.

another WWII story, but somewhat interesting

I took a long time to listen to this whole book, so it seemed to drag for me. But that was probably mostly my fault. It was a good story of seeing women who had to face incredible obstacles, so even in that level, it was inspiring. It had some poignant ideas about motherhood. It was more interesting than some world war II books for me because it was a different setting and it kept moving around. However, I get somewhat tired of the abundance of WWII books, except this one was overall pretty good.

Enjoyable Listen

After reading some of the previous reviews I was concerned the story would be too love storyish. The author balanced the trials and romantic aspects of the story very well. The characters were interesting and the story felt like a true tale.

Surviving Nazi Germany at it's best

Instincts, bravery, and ultimately love paint the tapestry to a wonderful story guaranteed to have you wanting more.

A good character-driven story

I enjoyed the characters and their deep struggles to survive in terrible times. The story is of two women who have a love/hate sisterly-like relationship that shows how much humans do need to rely on one another for survival. I could not give it 5 stars because it was a little drawn out and long in some parts. But I'm glad I stuck with it. A good read.

The best story in a long time! Loved it!!

AMAZING story. Easy to follow, but has a lot of backnone and substance. Well done!!