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  • Based on a True Holocaust Story
  • Written by: J. L. Witterick
  • Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
  • Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (36 ratings)

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My Mother's Secret

Written by: J. L. Witterick
Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
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Publisher's Summary

Franciszka and her daughter, Helena, are simple, ordinary people until 1939, when the Nazis invade their homeland. Providing shelter to Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland is a death sentence, but Franciszka and Helena do exactly that. In their tiny home in Sokal, they hide a Jewish family in a loft above their pigsty, a Jewish doctor with his wife and son in a makeshift cellar under the kitchen, and a defecting German soldier in the attic - each party completely unknown to the others. For everyone to survive, Franciszka will have to outsmart her neighbors and the German commander. Told simply and succinctly from four different perspectives, My Mother's Secret is a testament to the kindness, courage, and generosity of ordinary people who chose to be extraordinary.

©2013 J. L. Witterick (P)2015 Tantor

What the critics say

"A reflection of our own era, a reminder of how far wrong we can be led...an important book." (Joseph Kertes, author of Gratitude)

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My first Audible book.

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Très bien écrit et lu ; basé sur une histoire vécue, c’est encore plus intéressant. Personnages attachants.

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Good listening

My Mothers Secret is a book I’ve wanted to read or listen to for awhile. Glad to finally do this. It was a good story

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A True Mother's Gift

I really enjoyed this book. it was not too graphic or negative in it's stories. A fabulous tale of a wonderful person who brought joy and happiness . I highly recommend this tale.

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The narration of this title was horrific. It was like listening to fingernails on a chalkboard.

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