
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In 1945, Elsie Schmidt is a naive teenager, as eager for her first sip of champagne as she is for her first kiss. She and her family have been protected from the worst of the terror and desperation overtaking her country by a high-ranking Nazi who wishes to marry her. So when an escaped Jewish boy arrives on Elsie's doorstep on Christmas Eve, Elsie understands that opeā¦


Originally published: 2006

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Summary: The story of Little Bee, a Nigerian refugee, and Sarah, editor of a glossy magazine, who have both been traumatised by terrible experiences in Africa