Only I Can Save Them

· Bolinda · Narrated by Molly Hanson
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About this audiobook

Nazi-occupied Holland, 1942. Rudolf's heart breaks as the gates of Westerbork transit camp clang shut behind his Jewish family. He had no choice but to accept a job as the camp's photographer to keep his children safe. It feels like a trap. Will they ever walk out of here again? Rudolf takes portraits of hundreds of souls marked for deportation, his heart shattering with every click of his camera. He knows what the Nazis are doing to families just like theirs. But with each day come little acts of resistance. One day, when the guards aren't looking, he takes a picture of a little girl on a train to Auschwitz, her tear-filled eyes pleading for help. His photograph could change the course of the war. This could be his only chance to save them all. Then, Rudolf and his family are ordered to report to the platform. Do the Nazis know about the photo? And can he still save the people he loves the most?

About the author

Imogen Matthews is an Oxford-based, award-winning and internationally bestselling author and journalist with a passion for forgotten stories from wartime Holland. Matthews was born in Rijswijk, Holland, to a Dutch mother and English father who moved the family to England when Imogen was very young. All her life, she listened to her mother’s stories about her life in Holland, in particular the hardships she faced during the 1944–45 'Hunger Winter', and this has had a profound impact on her writing.

Molly Hanson is an actor based in in London, UK. Since graduating Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, she has worked in theatre, television and radio. As a voice artist, she has worked with BBC Radio 3 and Amazon Prime. She has appeared on-screen in Dream Hacker, The Coming of the Martians and The Marlow Murder Club.

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