Lilies of the Field

By: Elizabeth Fairweather

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Fourteen-year-old Elenka Wilmot has always felt different in her privileged Nazi household—her dark hair and olive skin a stark contrast to her blonde, blue-eyed parents. But when her dying mother reveals a devastating secret, Elenka's world shatters: she is not German at all, but a Jewish child, secretly adopted after her parents' own baby died at birth.

Now living a dangerous lie in the heart of the Third Reich, Elenka must navigate a world where her very existence is a crime. When she discovers Jakob, a Jewish boy hiding in her family's barn, their forbidden love becomes a beacon of hope in an increasingly dark world. But when betrayal leads to discovery, both their lives hang in the balance.

Torn from everything she has ever known and thrust into the nightmare of Auschwitz, Elenka must find the courage to survive while holding onto her humanity. In the concentration camp, she discovers that even in humanity's darkest hour, compassion can flourish, unexpected families can form, and hope can endure against impossible odds.

Drawing its title from the biblical passage that sustained one mother's faith, Lilies of the Field is an unforgettable testament to the power of love over hatred, the strength found in chosen family, and the truth that even in the bleakest winter, spring will come again.