They Went Left
What's it about
What would you do if the world you knew was gone and the only person you had left was missing? Zofia is an 18-year-old Holocaust survivor, and she has only one mission: find her younger brother, Abek. It's the promise that has kept her alive. Your journey with Zofia will take you across a war-ravaged Europe, from a Polish displaced persons camp to the ruins of Germany. You'll uncover a web of secrets, lies, and heartbreaking truths as Zofia pieces together her fragmented memories and follows a trail of clues that challenge everything she thought she knew about her family and her past.
Meet the author
Monica Hesse is a nationally bestselling author and a Pulitzer Prize finalist who serves as a columnist for The Washington Post, covering gender, culture, and politics. Her extensive work as a journalist, reporting from post-conflict zones and interviewing survivors of historical trauma, directly informs her deeply researched and empathetic historical fiction. This background allows her to explore the complex, human aftermath of war with profound nuance, bringing untold stories like the one in They Went Left to life with authenticity and heart.
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