The Berlin Zookeeper

<p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Two women. One shocking wartime secret. And a family mystery just waiting to be discovered...</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Berlin Zoo 1943:</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Ten-year-old Adelaide </strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>and her newborn sister are orphaned after a devastating night of bombing. Heartbroken and frightened Adelaide runs to her mother's closest friend </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Katharina Heinroth</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> 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</span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> promise her adopted mother to keep a shocking secret. A secret that will change Adelaide's life forever.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Berlin Zoo 2019: Bethan Taylor</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> 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...</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>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.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>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?</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>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 <em>Orphan Train</em><em> The Tattooist of Auschwitz </em>and <em>The Alice Network.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Previously published as<em> The Zookeeper's Daughter</em>.</strong></p><p></p><p>'<strong>Wow! What an emotional read</strong> <strong>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</strong>...<strong> five star read</strong>.' Netgalley reviewer ���������������</p><p> </p><p>'<strong>Brilliant</strong>... <strong>loved this book so much</strong>... <strong>hankies at the ready cos you will need them</strong> <strong>heartbreaking</strong>.' Netgalley reviewer ���������������</p><p> </p><p>'<strong>Heartbreaking</strong>... <strong>I was gripped from the very beginning and honestly I didn't want this book to end! Fabulous loved it!</strong> Netgalley reviewer ������������</p><p> </p><p>'<strong>This book grabbed me from the very beginning</strong>... <strong>this book was a home run</strong>... <strong>I loved every page of this book</strong>... <strong>terrific!!</strong>' <em>toreadistobreathe</em> ���������������</p>