A Child for the Reich

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From the USA Today bestselling author comes a gripping new emotional WW2 historical novel. Inspired by a true story!

‘Easily my favorite historical novel of the year If you love WWII fiction, this is a must read’ Soraya M. Lane, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Wives of War and The Last Correspondent

Rumours of the Nazis coming for Czech children swept through the villages like a breeze through the trees, and the story was always the same... They wanted our children to raise as their own

Since her husband, Josef, joined the Czech resistance three years ago, Anna Dankova has done everything possible to keep her daughter, Ema, safe. But when blonde haired, blue-eyed Ema is ripped from her mother’s arms in the local marketplace by the dreaded Brown Sisters, nurses who were dedicated to Hitler’s cause, Anna is forced to go to new extremes to take back what the Nazis have stolen from her.

Going undercover as a devoted German subject eager to prove her worth to the Reich, the former actress takes on a role of a lifetime to find and save her daughter. But getting close to Ema is one thing. Convincing her that the Germans are lying when they claim Anna stole her from her true parents is another...

‘A powerful story told with humanity, skill and empathy’ Kate Thompson, author of The Little Wartime Library

'A moving story of a mother's love battling against the determination of the Reich to create a pure Aryan race' USA Today bestseller Glynis Peters

'An intensely moving, brilliantly researched novel about love, loss, and the lengths a mother will go to for her child' USA Today bestseller Deborah Carr

'Pulls you in on page one and never lets go! A chilling look at a Nazi program most of us have never even heard of...Historical fans will love this one!' Sara Ackerman, USA Today bestselling author of The Codebreaker's Secret

'Oh my heart! This was such a poignant and powerful story...It will stay with me for a long time.' – Gill Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of The Lighthouse Sisters

From the USA Today bestselling author comes a gripping new emotional WW2 historical novel. Inspired by a true story! ‘Easily my favorite historical novel of the year If you love WWII fiction, this is a must read’ Soraya M. Lane, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Wives of War and The Last Corre...

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11 reviews
Rhetta Yount
August 22, 2026
A truly gripping story--based, the author says, on a horrifying true story. During WWII the Reich began a campaign to increase the number of "German" children by seizing many young Arayan-looking children (blonde hair & blue eyes) from the families of conquered enemies to be adopted by "good" German families. Child of the Reich tells the story of just such a Czech family. The mother of a 4 year old daughter, taken from her on marketpp day is determined to find & rescue her daughter Ema. Then she also realizes her infant nephew Adam is brought to the same orphange. Their escape is quite a story!
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Jennifer Lawrence
September 29, 2024
This book started slow and just as I was going to put it down, something happened and many hours later I finished it. The story was well worth the time I spent with Anna and the rest of the characters. It's easy to experience a mother's pain as well as the hopelessness of the war.
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Wanda Wildrick
January 25, 2026
This was one of the books that you want to stay up all night reading as it is so hard to put down. I almost felt exhausted after holding my breath while my heart raced. The characters left you totally worried over their true identities and fates.
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About the author

Andie Newton is a USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. Her work has been published in multiple languages and has topped e-book bestseller charts around the world. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Washington State University and a master’s in teaching. When she’s not writing gritty war stories about women, you can usually find her trail running in the desert and stopping to pet every Yellow Lab or Golden Retriever that crosses her path. She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her family.

Andie Newton is a USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. Her work has been published in multiple languages and has topped e-book bestseller charts around the world. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Washington State University and a master’s in teaching. When she’s not wr...

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