{"product_id":"the-last-secret-9780385688826","title":"The Last Secret","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sweeping, dazzling novel centering on two unforgettable women--a Ukrainian resistance fighter in 1944 Ukraine and a reclusive artist on Salt Spring Island in 1972--and their inextricable link to each other decades apart. For readers of Kate Quinn, Heather Marshall and Genevieve Graham.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUkraine, 1944\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the world around her is ripped apart by war and infiltrated by Nazi soldiers, Savka Ivanets works as a medic for the Ukrainian resistance, stitching wounds by day, stealing supplies by night, and dodging firefights between the SS and Soviet partisans. Her husband Marko has been gone for years, first as a commander of the resistance and now as a\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ereluctant member of the SS, and she lives each day fearing what will become of him and that she--or, worse, their young son Taras--will be taken hostage and tortured or killed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Marko reappears in the darkness of night and after promising her and Taras an escape to safety after the war, gives Savka a coded message that he demands she deliver to an underground bunker. She protests--to leave her, a woman, to such a task is unimaginably dangerous--but, like in many parts of her life, she has no choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Savka's mission doesn't go as planned, and Taras is kidnapped by the KGB and she's shot, left for dead in the trees, and fearing she'll never see her son again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt Spring Island, 1972\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCelebrated landscape artist Jeanie Esterhazy lives a quiet life on a waterfront estate on Salt Spring Island, hidden away from the world that, with its whispers and curious eyes, is too much for her to bear. Ever since the horrific accident on her wedding day years ago that left her scarred, Jeanie feels unlovable and utterly alone. She's trapped in a battle of wills with her nurse, a tough and cruel woman who threatens to reveal the truth about Jeanie's shocking part in her accident all those years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a mysterious stranger appears at the house, and suddenly Jeanie begins having flashbacks that make her wonder if there's more to the events of the night of her wedding than she's been told; flashbacks that make her realize the world around her is not as it seems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving together Savka and Jeanie's stories with artful precision, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Secret \u003c\/i\u003eis at once luminous and transporting, a brilliant and impossible-to-forget story of love, hope, and the unwavering resilience of women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Doubleday Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385688826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.91d","brand":"Maia Caron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44507366817973,"sku":"9780385688826","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ba63cd42-6b4e-4c0d-93e9-30259b6d2b42.jpg?v=1722311988","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-last-secret-9780385688826","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}