The true story of Hansel and Gretel - Louise Murphy

A poignant and suspenseful retelling of a classic fairy tale set in a war-torn world, for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, We Were the Lucky Ones, and Lilac Girls

In the last months of the Nazi occupation of Poland,
two children are left by their father and stepmother to find safety in a dense
forest. Because their real names will reveal their Jewishness, they are renamed "Hansel" and "Gretel." They wander in the woods until they are taken in by
Magda, an eccentric and stubborn old woman called a "witch" by the nearby
villagers. Magda is determined to save them, even as a German officer arrives in
the village with his own plans for the children.Louise Murphy's haunting novel
of journey and survival, of redemption and memory, powerfully depicts how war is
experienced by families and especially by children.