The Orphan's Tale

A powerful novel of friendship set in a traveling circus during World War II, The Orphan's Tale introduces two extraordinary women and their harrowing stories of sacrifice and survival. Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. While cleaning a small rail station, Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp. In a moment of impulsive courage, she snatches one of the babies and flees into the snowy night. Noa finds refuge with a German circus, where she must learn the flying trapeze act to blend in and remain undetected. This puts her at odds with the lead aerialist, Astrid, a former star performer who is herself a German Jew hiding her true identity. At first rivals, Noa and Astrid soon forge a powerful bond. However, as the facade protecting them grows tenuous, they must decide if their fragile friendship is enough to save one another or if the secrets that burn between them will destroy everything.

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