The Stolen Children of War

 The Stolen Children of War

Reviewed By  Janet Mawdesley       November 11, 2025

 

Author  Jina Bacarr

Distributor:      Amazon
ISBN:                 978-1836568674
Publisher:         Boldwood Books
Release Date:   10 November 2025  

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When the rise of Hitler became an undeniable fact, many Jewish people fled to countries where they felt would be safe only to discover they were not, as the Gestapo set about systematically seeking them out with a terrible fervour.

Parents looked for ways to save their children, giving many into the hands of Resistance factions to be smuggled to safety or hidden until things improved.

The Stolen Children of War from Jina Bacarr retells the story so many children faced through the eyes of Lia, a woman in her one hundredth year, a woman who survived the reign of the Nazi occupation of France and a woman who took two Jewish children and hid them in plain view for many years.

Harrowing and emotional, Lia looks back down through the years as she faces a press conference to talk about her experiences during the War and promote a film made about her life; that of a lauded circus performer and member of the Resistance.

When Lia finds herself reluctantly dragged into saving the lives of a young brother and sister she finds she is confronted with a past she felt she had successfully left far behind and one that will challenge her both as a performer and a mother.

Not only is she is being harassed by members of the Gestapo and at the same time she is aware, as are all the performers of a man, a murderer who is abducting beautiful young women, all injured, Circus performers.

Everyone is aware of the immense danger they are facing by hiding the children and when the very worst happens, Lia is in despair as she once again finds she must let something precious go.

Jina Bacarr has captured the memories of a woman who was once top of her art, a performer who captivated all who saw her and a woman who faced fear, survived and understood very clearly the risks she and those around her were taking every minute of every day.

Book two carries the tale into the days of the Resistance and is a must read as only half the heartbreaking story has been told as the book ends at Intermission- an old-fashioned break for refreshment at performance venues.

Fiction, Historical