Monica Hesse

Timely and unforgettable, The Brightwood Code sheds light on hidden history and the brutality of being a woman in a war built by men. The Brightwood Code has everything I love in a book." - Stacey Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club pick The Downstairs Girl Seven months ago, Edda was on the World War I...

Germany, 1945. Eighteen-year-old Zofia Lederman is alive, but not whole. Her body is just beginning to heal from the trauma of the Holocaust, her mind is broken, and her life is shattered. She knows that she will never see her beloved parents, grandmother, or aunt again—she watched as they were all sent to the left, to the gas chambers, at...