A Hope at the End of the World
Written by Sarah Lark
Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld
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About this audiobook
In the chaos of World War II, Polish teenagers Helena and Luzyna Grabowski have lost everything. Without parents or a home, they are shipped to a refugee camp in Persia, where the days ahead hold only darkness. When they hear that orphans are being selected for relocation to New Zealand, Helena is filled with hope—until the officials say they have a place only for her younger sister.
On the morning she is to be transported, Luzyna fails to join the chosen group, and Helena takes her place. But the horrors of war—and her guilt at abandoning her sister—follow Helena on the journey across the sea, as a man from her past preys on her fear and remorse.
Though the people in New Zealand embrace her, the traumas Helena has suffered threaten her peace and blind her to the devotion of James, a charming, heroic young Allied pilot. If Helena can let go and dare to hope again, she may finally step out of the long shadow of her past to find a future made whole—a new community, a new family, a new love.
Sarah Lark
Sarah Lark, born in Germany and now a resident of Spain, is a bestselling author of historical fiction, including the Fire Blossom Saga, the Sea of Freedom Trilogy, and the In the Land of the Long White Cloud Saga. She is a horse aficionado and former travel guide who has experienced many of the world’s most beautiful landscapes on horseback. Through her adventures, she has developed an enduring relationship with the places she’s visited and the people who live there. In her writing, Lark introduces readers to a New Zealand full of magic, beauty, and charm. Her ability to weave romance with history and to explore all the dark and triumphal corners of the human condition has resonated with readers worldwide.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I just finished reading Hope at the End of the World by Susan Lark an advanced copy from Net Galley. With the cover and description I thought this would be a great WWII novel. I was surprised to find that it really was a romance novel. I felt I needed to read it through since I did request it from Net Galley.The novel has some WWII references but it about a girl coming to New Zealand as a refugee from Poland The novel is a fast read and it did hold my interest. I would give a 3 and a 1/2 star rating because I really am not a romance reader. If you like a good romance and a feel good ending this book is for you.