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Daughters of the occupation : a novel of WWII by Shelly Sanders is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Daughters of the occupation : a novel of WWII about?
Inspired by true events in World War II Latvia, an emotionally charged novel of sacrifice, trauma, resilience, and survival, as witnessed by three generations of women. On one extraordinary day in 1940, Miriam Talan's comfortable life is shattered. While she gives birth to her second child, a son she and her husband, Max, name Monya, the Soviets invade the Baltic state of Latvia and occupy the capital city of Riga, her home. Because the Talans are Jewish, the Soviets confiscate Max's business and the family's house and bank accounts, leaving them with nothing. Then, the Nazis arrive. They kill Max and begin to round up Jews. Fearing for her newborn son and her young daughter, Ilana, Miriam asks her loyal housekeeper to hide them and conceal their Jewish roots to keep them safe until the savagery ends. Three decades later, in Chicago, 24-year-old Sarah Byrne is mourning the untimely death of her mother, Ilana. Sarah's estranged grandmother, Miriam, attends the funeral, opening the door to shocking family secrets. Sarah probes Miriam for information about the past, but it is only when Miriam is in the hospital, delirious with fever, that she begs Sarah to find the son she left be
Who reads Daughters of the occupation : a novel of WWII?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Shelly Sanders
- Publisher
- Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780063226661
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (219 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14