From the New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday comes a sweeping World War II tale of an illusionist whose recruitment by British Intelligence sets her on a perilous,heartrending path Raised amid the hardships of Michigan’s Copper CountryFenna Vos has learned to focus on her own survival-even nowwith the Second World War raging in faraway countries. Though she performs onstage as the assistant to an unruly escape artistbehind the curtain she’s the mastermind of their act. After allher honed ability to control her surroundings and elude entrapmentsphysical or otherwisereliably suppresses the traumas of her youth. For all her planninghoweverFenna fails to predict being called upon by British Intelligence. Tasked with creating escape tools to thwart the GermansMI9 seeks those with specialized skills for a war nearing its breaking point. Fenna reluctantly joins the unconventional team as an inventor. But when a test of her loyalty draws her deep into the frayshe discovers no mission is more treacherous than escaping one’s past. Inspired by stunning true accountsThe Ways We Hide is a riveting story of love and lossthe wars we fight-on the battlefields and within ourselves-and the courage found in unexpected places.