The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron

This harrowing, heartbreaking story of one of history’s hidden heroes is meticulously researched by New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron. With two Nazis below, thirteen hidden Jewish people above, and a little sister by her side, Stefania will risk everything to keep herself, and those she loves, safe. Then Nazi officers requisition their house for the German army. Stefania and Helena make the extraordinary decision to hide Max, and eventually twelve more Jewish people. One day, Max Diamant knocks on her door-he’s jumped from a train headed to a death camp. The Diamants are forced into the ghetto, and Stefania is alone in an occupied city, the only one left to care for Helena, her six-year-old sister. But everything changes when the German army invades Przemsyl. It is 1943, and for four years, sixteen-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamants, a Jewish family in Przemsyl, Poland. With two Nazis below, thirteen hidden Jews above, and a little sister by her side, Stefania has one more excruciating choice to make.The Light in Hidden Places is based on the extraordinary true story of Stefania Podgo?rska, a teenage girl who made the brave choice to hide 13 Jewish people in her attic while taking care of her six-year-old sister. When the knock finally comes, it is two Nazi officers, requisitioning Stefania's house for the German army.

Then they must wait, every day, for the next knock at the door, the one that will mean death. Stefania and Helena make the extraordinary decision to hide Max, and eventually twelve more Jews. Izio's brother Max has jumped from the train headed to a death camp. She has even made a promise to one of their sons, Izio-a betrothal they must keep secret since she is Catholic and the Diamants are Jewish.īut everything changes when the German army invades Przemsyl. It is 1943, and for four years, sixteen-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamant family in their grocery store in Przemsyl, Poland, singing her way into their lives and hearts. One knock at the door, and Stefania has a choice to make. The extraordinary story of Stefania Podgorska, a Polish teenager who chose bravery and humanity by hiding thirteen Jews in her attic during WWII-from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron.Īlso includes a recorded conversation with author Sharon Cameron and reader Beata Poźniak, discussing Beata's decades long friendship with Stefania Podgórska and the legacy of the Podgórska sisters.

The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron