Paperback Publication Date: July 4, 2023
From the USA Today bestselling author comes a gripping new emotional WW2 historical novel. Inspired by a true story!
‘Easily my favorite historical novel of the year If you love WWII fiction, this is a must read’ Soraya M. Lane, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Wives of War and The Last Correspondent
Rumours of the Nazis coming for Czech children swept through the villages like a breeze through the trees, and the story was always the same…
They wanted our children to raise as their own
Since her husband, Josef, joined the Czech resistance three years ago, Anna Dankova has done everything possible to keep her daughter, Ema, safe. But when blonde haired, blue-eyed Ema is ripped from her mother’s arms in the local marketplace by the dreaded Brown Sisters, nurses who were dedicated to Hitler’s cause, Anna is forced to go to new extremes to take back what the Nazis have stolen from her.
Going undercover as a devoted German subject eager to prove her worth to the Reich, the former actress takes on a role of a lifetime to find and save her daughter. But getting close to Ema is one thing. Convincing her that the Germans are lying when they claim Anna stole her from her true parents is another…
‘A powerful story told with humanity, skill and empathy’ Kate Thompson, author of The Little Wartime Library
‘A moving story of a mother’s love battling against the determination of the Reich to create a pure Aryan race’ USA Today bestseller Glynis Peters
‘An intensely moving, brilliantly researched novel about love, loss, and the lengths a mother will go to for her child’ USA Today bestseller Deborah Carr
‘Pulls you in on page one and never lets go! A chilling look at a Nazi program most of us have never even heard of…Historical fans will love this one!’ Sara Ackerman, USA Toda bestselling author of The Codebreaker’s Secret
‘Oh my heart! This was such a poignant and powerful story…It will stay with me for a long time.’ – Gill Thompson, USA Toda bestselling author of The Lighthouse Sisters
German-occupied Bohemia was particularly dangerous for Aryan-looking children who were snatched from their families and given to members of the Reich.
Anna Dankova is determined to get her daughter back after Ema was stolen from the marketplace. With her husband away with the Resistance, Anna must find a way to get her back. Author Andie Newton delivers a story of resilience in A Child For the Reich.
Told in first-person from Anna’s perspective, the story details her efforts to infiltrate the German nurseries where the children were housed before being placed with new families.
While the story is fictional, it is based on historical facts. The Reich operated a kidnapping campaign, indoctrinating children and erasing their roots. Anna’s fight demonstrates her determination to do whatever it takes, even masquerading as a German.
A Child For the Reich highlights another atrocity under Hitler’s rule that changed the family trees of more than 200,000 children. Filled with rich details, the reader gets a front-row seat in Anna’s search for her daughter.
Andie Newton is the USA Today bestselling author of The Girls from the Beach and The Girl from Vichy.
All her books are fast-paced female-driven spy stories set in WWII. She holds a Bachelor degree in History and a Master in Teaching. Andie lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband, her two boys, and one very lazy cat.
You can find book club discussion questions on andienewton.com.
