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The Star on the Grave

By: Linda Margolin Royal
Narrated by: Jessica Douglas-Henry
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There is more than one way to save a life…

In 1940, as the Nazis sweep toward Lithuania, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara defies his own government and secretly issues thousands of visas to Jewish refugees desperate to flee. After the war, Sugihara is dismissed and disappears into obscurity. Three decades later, in Australia, Rachael Margolin, her father and her grandmother live disconnected from one another and haunted by unspoken tragedies.

When Rachel announces her engagement to a Greek Orthodox man, it detonates a long-held secret. The Margolins are Jewish, and her family has concealed their identity from her and the world. But why? As Rachel struggles to understand this deception, an opportunity arrives to visit Chiune Sugihara, the man who risked his life to save them during World War II. Rachel becomes determined to meet him, but will a journey to Japan, and the secrets it uncovers, heal the Margolins or fracture them for good?

An extraordinary novel inspired by the true story of Chiune Sugihara and the thousands of people—including the author—who owe him their lives.

©2024 Linda Margolin Royal (P)2024 W. F. Howes Ltd
20th Century Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Jewish World Literature War
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Fascinating story of history which has not been revealed. These heroes deserve our gratitude for their amazing acts of kindness in the face of such danger. The damage done to people's souls reverberates through history, affecting families and generations. Never forget. Never again.

Amazing story and amazing hero. Fascinating story.

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