The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
The Zookeeper's Wife

Diane Ackerman

The Zookeeper's Wife

Diane Ackerman

487 pages first pub 2007 (view editions)

nonfiction history sad slow-paced
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Readers who appreciate deeply researched historical narratives that intertwine human resilience with the complexities of morality and survival during wartime would find this book compelling.

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When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw—and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabin...

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