The Glovemaker's Daughter

By: Shari J. Ryan

Narrated by: Henry Nott, Hannah Genesius

Paris, 1943. German soldiers drag me out onto the cobbled street and push me toward the waiting truck. I force myself to face forward as tears stream down my cheeks. If I look back, they’ll know. I can’t let them find my baby girl....

Raya bends over a delicate glove in her beloved shop under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. It’s the only place she still feels safe. When the Nazis snatched control of Paris, Raya knew she had to fight to protect the few things she had left. And so far, her support of the resistance has gone undetected.

But now, the door bangs open, and three German soldiers lunge toward her. Raya’s blood turns to ice. Hauled onto the cobbled street, she struggles against their rough hands as they accuse her of organizing meetings in the tunnels below her shop.

Raya can think only of her baby daughter Amalia, hidden beneath the shop’s front desk. She has a heart-wrenching choice to make. Reveal Amalia’s existence and risk her life or leave her behind and pray someone protects her. It’s the hardest decision she’s ever faced....

Transported to Ravensbruck concentration camp, every day is a desperate battle for survival. The only thing that keeps Raya going is the thought of being reunited with her blue-eyed, innocent baby girl.

But did someone with a kind soul uncover Amalia’s hiding place and keep her safe? And in the darkest of places, is the power of a mother’s love enough to keep Raya alive until she can see her daughter again?

An unputdownable and totally heartbreaking World War II story about sacrifice, the powerful and unbreakable love of a mother, and a glimmer of hope amongst the never-ending darkness of war. Fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Nightingale, and The Choice will be gripped.

©2023 Shari J. Ryan (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Great story

This is a great story. Listening to it can be a little daunting. So many adjectives! It hard to listen to sometimes when you want the narrator to get to the point!

Not your typical WWII story

This story offers a glimpse into a different story type that could have taken place in Paris-

Inspiring

This is a beautiful story of a mother's love against all odds. Raya must find enough strength to protect her loved ones through the darkest of times. But it's also a page-turner that keeps you on the edge of your seat!

THE GLOVEMAKER’S DAUGHTER — LOVED IT!!!

I loved this book! It was such a terrible time during the Halocaust; the persecution of the Jews, causing them the flee their homes, trying to hide and find safety before being swept up by the Nazis, losing their families, their businesses, everything… All because of their religious and Hitler’s evil, ridiculous idea that the Aryan race was superior and the Jews should be wiped off the earth.

What the Jews endured is mind boggling. I’m sure that in reality it was far worse than any book can depict. The strength of the human spirit and the will to live is beyond belief.

The love story between Nicolas and Raya was so touching. How nice it would be to be loved the way Nicolas loved Raya (and she him).

Raya took quite a risk by hiding her best friend, Charlotte and her parents, but Raya’s big heart wouldn’t allow her to do anything less.

Excellent book — don’t miss it! The narrator did a wonderful job bringing the characters to life.

I finished this book in one afternoon and will be starting it all over again as soon as I submit this review. (:

Interesting in concept…

I liked the story structure, I also liked the narration. But none of the relationships felt genuine. The continued use of ‘mere’ instead of Maman felt way too formal & just off. The story is all about a woman who makes leather gloves, despite the fact that leather wasn’t available in France post 1942. The Resistance was an incomplete thought, and the main characters love story was unearned and uninteresting. I did not like his book,