The Berlin Zookeeper by Anna Stuart

The Berlin Zookeeper by Anna Stuart

Two women. One shocking wartime secret. And a family mystery just waiting to be discovered...

Berlin Zoo, 1943: Ten-year-old Adelaide and her newborn sister are orphaned after a devastating night of bombing. Heartbroken and frightened, Adelaide runs to her mother's closest friend, Katharina Heinroth, and the kind zookeeper takes the two little girls under her protection. As the bombing intensifies, Adelaide tries to shut out the horrors of war by caring for her tiny sister and playing with the adorable baby monkeys. But when Katharina organises a dangerous operation to enable children and animals to escape the battle-scarred city, something goes wrong. And Adelaide has to promise her adopted mother to keep a shocking secret. A secret that will change Adelaide's life forever.

Berlin Zoo, 2019: Bethan Taylor notices the elderly lady sitting on the bench next to her seems confused, her thoughts flitting between past and present. Ada talks of her childhood, played out in an underground bunker beneath the animal enclosures during the war. As Ada's story unfolds, Bethan is surprised to hear a name she recognises...

Katharina Heinroth is at the top of a list of German names Bethan found in a hidden compartment of her late mother's jewellery box. Bethan's father couldn't tell her anything about the crumpled piece of paper and she's been searching for the meaning ever since.

As the two women are brought together by the pain of the past can they help each other to heal? And after decades of silence, can Ada help Bethan to uncover a long-buried family mystery?

An unforgettable and heart-wrenching novel of a brave orphan girl and a shocking wartime secret. Inspired by a true WW2 story and perfect for fans of Orphan Train, The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Alice Network.

Previously published as The Zookeeper's Daughter.

'Wow What an emotional read, right from the very start the author was pulling at my heart strings and my emotions, there was times I had to put down my kindle because I had tears in my eyes... five star read.' Netgalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Brilliant... loved this book so much... hankies at the ready cos you will need them, heartbreaking.' Netgalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Heartbreaking... I was gripped from the very beginning and honestly I didn't want this book to end Fabulous, loved it Netgalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This book grabbed me from the very beginning... this book was a home run... I loved every page of this book... terrific ' toreadistobreathe, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Anna Stuart has wanted to be a writer ever since she sat up in her cot with a book. For years she wrote short stories and serials for the women's magazines before being published by Pan Macmillan as a historical novelist under the pseudonym Joanna Courtney. Her Queens of the Conquest series, set in the pre-1066 years, has been published to acclaim in all formats including audiobook and been translated for European markets but she returned to the contemporary world with Bonnie & Stan in 2019. Four Minutes to Save a Life is her second novel under the Anna Stuart name.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781800194328
ISBN 10	1800194323
Title	The Berlin Zookeeper
Author	Anna Stuart
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bookouture
Year published	2021-05-04
Number of pages	354
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.