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The Polish Woman

by Eva Mekler · 2006

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Set in New York and in Poland, this novel tells a gripping post-Holocaust story with a fresh, highly suspenseful mystery twist. An attractive 29-year-old Polish woman suddenly appears before a New York Jewish family in 1967, claiming to be a long-lost child who was hidden in Poland during World War II.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
PolandPolandMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 250 pages

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