**An emotional novel that you will never forget. —Lisa Scottoline, #1 *New York Times *bestselling author of* Eternal*** **From the author of* ** ** The Lost Girls of Paris*** **comes a riveting tale of courage and unlikely friendship during World War II — Now a *New York Times* bestsller!** *1942*. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents in the Kraków Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous tunnels beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers. Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of relative ease with her stepmother, who has developed close alliances with the occupying Germans. While on an errand in the market, she catches a glimpse of something moving beneath a grate in the street. Upon closer inspection, she realizes it’s a girl hiding. Ella begins to aid Sadie and the two become close, but as the dangers of the war worsen, their lives are set on a collision course that will test them in the face of overwhelming odds. Inspired by incredible true stories, *The Woman with the Blue Star* is an unforgettable testament to the power of friendship and the extraordinary strength of the human will to survive. **Highly recommended by* Entertainment Weekly* , *Washington Post* , CNN, BookTrib, Goodreads, Betches, AARP, Frolic, SheReads, and more! Don’t miss Pam Jenoff’s new novel, *Last Twilight in Paris* , a gripping mystery and an unforgettable story about love and survival.** **Read these other sweeping epics from *New York Times* bestselling author Pam Jenoff:** * *Code Name Sapphire* * *The Lost Girls of Paris* * *The Orphan’s Tale* * *The Ambassador’s Daughter* * *The Diplomat’s Wife* * *The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach* * *The Kommandant’s Girl* * *The Winter Guest*