The Secret Society of Salzburg

From the author of The Widows of Champagne,and inspired by true eventscomes a gripping and heartwrenching story of two very different women united to bring light to the darkest days of World War II. London1933 At first glanceAustrian opera singer Elsa Mayer-Braun has little in common with the young English typist she encounters on tour. Yet she and Hattie Featherstone forge an instant connection–and strike a dangerous alliance. Using their friendship as a coverthey form a secret society with a daring goal: to rescue as many Jews as possible from Nazi persecution. Though the war’s outbreak threatens Elsa and Hattie’s networktheir efforts attract the covert attention of the British governmentoffering more opportunities to thwart the Germans. But Elsa’s growing fame as Hitler’s favorite opera singercoupled with her secret Jewish ancestrymake her both a weapon and a target–until her futuretoohangs in the balance. From the glamorous stages of Covent Garden and Salzburg to the horrors of Bergen-Belsentwo ordinary women swept up by the tide of war discover an extraordinary friendship–and the courage to save countless lives.