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Aug 29, 2020
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The Lilac Girls is a well-research work of historical fiction whose timeline covers 20 years, from 1939-1959. The main characters are Caroline, a NYC-CT socialite; Kasia, a young Polish girl imprisoned with her mother and sister at the woman's prison, Ravensbrück; and Herta, a young, female German doctor who performs unspeakable operations on a group of women, who come to be known as the Rabbits. Although this is a difficult book to read, the story deserved to be heard. The courage and heartbrea
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