Captivating, harrowing WWII narrative nonfiction. The Nine follows the true story of the author's great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII from Germany back to Paris.
Incredible backstory: author Gwen Strauss was inspired by her own aunt who was active in the French Resistance. She tracked down the families of all nine women and did extensive archival research.
