Secrets My Father Kept by Rachel Givney

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Secrets My Father Kept is a captivating novel about love, sacrifice, secrets and resilience, as the clock inexorably ticks down to a devastating world war. It’s February 1939. As the Fhrer edges towards an invasion of Poland, total war looms in Europe. However in Krakow, seventeen-year-old Marie Karskas primary concern is the unexplained disappearance of her mother fifteen years ago, and her father Dominiks unbreakable silence on the matter. Even his wifes name is a secret he guards closely. Dominik, a well-respected and innovative doctor at the local hospital, has devoted his life to caring for his only daughter. Yet a black fear haunts him - over the questionable act he committed to keep Marie safe. And with German troops now marching to the border, he needs to find her a husband. One who will protect her when he no longer can But Marie has already met the man she wants to marry: her childhood friend Ben. Shes determined that his Jewish faith wont stand in the way of their future together. And nor will her father’s refusal to explain the past stop her from unpicking his darkest secret.