In 1944 in war-torn Dubrobvnik Branko Milisic holds his newborn daughter Safranka and wishes her a better future. But while the Nazis are finally retreating, the arrival of the partisans brings new dangers for Branko, his wife Dragica and their new baby… As older sister to two half-siblings, Fran has always known she has to fit in. But now, for the first time in her life Fran is facing questions about who she is and where she comes from. All Fran knows about her real father is that he was a hero, and her mother had to flee Dubrovnik after the war. But when she travels to the city of her birth to uncover the truth, she is devastated to discover her father was executed by the partisans in 1944, accused of being a collaborator. But the past isn't always what it seems… Competition: The;a;where the crawdads sing;dressmaker's gift;beekeeper of aleppo;daughters of war;nightingale;woman in the white kimono;island;one august night. by;Santa Montefiore;Rosanna Ley;Dinah Jefferies;Heather Morris; Victoria Hislop;Erica James;Lucinda Riley;Fiona Valpy;christy lefteri;jeanine cummins

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