The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

The Zookeeper's Wife

Diane Ackerman

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For readers who are drawn to stories of courage, resilience, and the power of the human spirit, The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman is a must-read, offering a heart-wrenching yet inspiring true account of a Polish zookeeper's wife who risked everything to save hundreds of lives during the Nazi occupation.

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Jan and Antonina Zabinski were Polish Christian zookeepers horrified by Nazi racism, who managed to save over three hundred people. Yet their story has fallen between the seams of history. Drawing on Antonina's diary and other historical sources, ...

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tense: 31%

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hopeful: 24%

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