The Rainbow The Rainbow

The Rainbow

Absolutely heartbreaking World War 2 historical fiction based on a true story

    • 4.7 • 20 Ratings
    • $4.99
    • $4.99

Publisher Description

‘Oh my gosh I don’t know where to start, this book broke me… it will stay with me for a very long time... heartbreaking, poignant, gripping and compelling, I felt every emotion… I read this book in one sitting.’ Fiction Vixen Reads⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


Inspired by an incredible true story. Fans of The Tattooist of AuschwitzWe Were the Lucky Ones and The Choice will love this heartbreaking novel of love, betrayal and a secret passed down through a family.


Nazi-occupied Poland, 1940. When soldiers drag Tomasz back to his family’s farm, they put a gun to his head and tell him he must join the German army, or see his loved ones forced into the camps. Staring into the wide blue eyes of his childhood sweetheart Zofia, Tomasz does the only thing he can. Over the course of the war, he will risk his life, love and the respect of his own people, to secretly fight for good against evil. All the while, he longs to be reunited with Zofia… but will his brave choices tear them apart forever?    

 

London, present day. Isla has grown up wearing her grandfather’s rainbow scarf, a beloved memento from the Second World War, and hearing his stories about his time as a young soldier bravely fighting the Germans to protect his people. But as she is collecting photos for his 95th birthday celebration, she finds an old photograph of two men standing in Nazi uniforms, next to a folded piece of paper… a newspaper article, written in German. She knows that name.

 

Her grandfather is too weak to answer questions, so Isla begins her hunt for the truth.


There is so much she doesn’t know. And what she learns about a love story and a secret from seventy years ago will change her own life forever…

 

Readers absolutely love The Rainbow:

 

Wow!! Just wow!! This book is brilliant! More than brilliant, amazing!!! Absolutely gripping, addictive and captivating I was absolutely hooked from the first page to the last. Everybody should put The Rainbow on their reading list for 2021!!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


Phenomenal… it is truly a must-read. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end, it is an amazing, unputdownable must-read. I wish I could give it more than five stars.’ Page Turners, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Will rip your heart out It has heartache, pain, loss, joy, and sorrow. It’s a great WWII historical fiction… heartbreaking.’ Books Read By Prairie Girl

 

Beautiful, heartfelt book! It’s seriously the best book I've read all month! The writing was brilliant. Captivating… Simply heart-breakingI loved everything about this book! So beautifully done!’ @oh.happy.reading, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Wow! This book was absolutely amazing. I could not quit reading it. I highly recommend everyone pick this book up. It is one of the BEST I’ve read this year.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Hooks you right away and makes you wonder what is going to happen next. Pulls at your heart strings in all the right ways.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2021
28 July
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
402
Pages
PUBLISHER
Bookouture
SELLER
Carmelite House
SIZE
3.5
MB

More Books Like This

The Global View The Global View
2022
Three Comrades Three Comrades
1998
The Postcard The Postcard
2023
The Girl with the Red Hair The Girl with the Red Hair
2023
Whit Whit
2008
Ecstasy Lake Ecstasy Lake
2016

More Books by Carly Schabowski

All the Courage We Have Found All the Courage We Have Found
2023
The Watchmaker of Dachau The Watchmaker of Dachau
2021
The Ringmaster's Daughter The Ringmaster's Daughter
2020
The Secret She Kept The Secret She Kept
2023
The Postcard The Postcard
2023
The Winter Child The Winter Child
2024

Customers Also Bought

Daughters of the Resistance Daughters of the Resistance
2021
When We Were Brave When We Were Brave
2020
In Darkness, Look for Stars In Darkness, Look for Stars
2020
Irena's War Irena's War
2020
Under a Sky on Fire Under a Sky on Fire
2020
The Stolen Letter The Stolen Letter
2020