Summary This book tells us the real-life story of Misha and Sophia, who helps Dr. This novel is based on the true accounts of Misha and Sophia, and on the life of one of Poland's greatest men, Dr Janusz Korczak.more
Less than one percent survived to tell their story. Half a million people lived in the Warsaw ghetto. Meanwhile, refusing to leave the children unprotected, Korczak must confront a terrible darkness.
They can only hope to find each other again one day. As Korczak struggles to uphold the rights of even the smallest child in the face of unimaginable conditions, he becomes a beacon of hope for the thousands who live behind the walls.Īs the noose tightens around the ghetto Misha and Sophia are torn from one another, forcing them to face their worst fears alone. Forced to return to the Warsaw ghetto, they help Misha's mentor, Dr Korczak, care for the two hundred children in his orphanage. 'You do not leave a sick child alone to face the dark and you do not leave a child at a time like this.'ĭeeply in love and about to marry, students Misha and Sophia flee a Warsaw under Nazi occupation for a chance at freedom. 'You do not leave a sick child alone to face the dark and you do not leave a child at a time like this.' Deeply in love and about to marry, students Misha and Sophia flee a Warsaw under Nazi occupation f Set in the ghettos of wartime Warsaw, this is a sweeping, poignant and heartbreaking tale, based on the true story of one of World War II's quiet heroes - Dr Janusz Korczak. Set in the ghettos of wartime Warsaw, this is a sweeping, poignant and heartbreaking tale, based on the true story of one of World War II's quiet heroes - Dr Janusz Korczak.
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