This novel is inspired by the reallife story of Dita Dorachova, a 14-year-old Czech girl who is taken to the concentration camps at Auschwitz and becomes, thanks to her bravery and daring, the zealous guardian of the only books to exist in Nazi hell.

Exquisitely researched – the author interviewed the octogenarian on whom the character is based several times – and deeply moving, the epic story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive will touch many readers.

Rizzoli (Italy), Meulenhoff (The Netherlands), Planeta Manuscrito (Portugal), Znak (Poland), Akropolis (Czech Republic), Pegasus (Turkey).