The Diplomat's Wife (The Kommandant's Girl, #2)

Love was not a luxury Marta Nedermann could afford during the war. But with the Nazis defeated, her life takes a surprising turn when she meets Paul, a handsome American soldier. Their whirlwind romance is cut short when his troop is deployed, but promises of marriage and a rendezvous in London bolster Marta s spirits. Then, tragically, a plane crash claims Paul s life, and Marta is left alone to discover to her delight and dismay that she is pregnant.Now, two years later, Marta has picked up the pieces and moved on. She has started over in London with her husband, a British diplomat, with whom she shares a companionable, if passionless, marriage. Simon asks her no questions, and Marta is happy to keep close her memories of Paul and let her deeds of the past remain unspoken.But Marta s new life is anything but simple. A new war has been brought home to her doorstep: Communist loyalists have infiltrated British intelligence, and the one person who holds the key to exposing the leak is connected to Marta s past. There is a traitor amongst them who needs to prevent Marta s involvement, and no one not her former friends or current lover can be trusted.In this dramatic follow-up to her international bestselling debut novel,Pam Jenoff explores the sacrifices and heartbreak that come in a time of uneasy peace and rising paranoia, when love and desperation can make liars of us all. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One woman faces danger, intrigue, and love in the aftermath of World War II in this unforgettable novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris. 1945 . Marta Nederman has barely survived the brutality of a Nazi concentration camp, where she was imprisoned for her work with the Polish resistance. Lucky to have escaped with her life, she meets Paul, an American soldier, who gives her hope of a happier future. The two make a promise to meet in London, but Paul is in a deadly plane crash and never arrives. Finding herself pregnant and alone in a strange city, Marta finds comfort with a kind British diplomat, and the two soon marry. But Martas happiness is threatened when the British government seeks her help to find a Communist spyan undercover mission that resurrects the past with far-reaching consequences. Set during a time of great upheaval and change, The Diplomats Wife , a gripping early work from Pam Jenoff, is a story of survival, love and heroism, and a great testament to the strength of women. Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff: The Woman with the Blue Star The Lost Girls of Paris The Orphans Tale The Ambassadors Daughter The Kommandant's Girl The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach The Winter Guest Love Was Not A Luxury Marta Nedermann Could Afford During The War. But With The Nazis Defeated, Her Life Takes A Surprising Turn When She Meets Paul, A Handsome American Soldier. Their Whirlwind Romance Is Cut Short When His Troop Is Deployed, But Promises Of Marriage And A Rendezvous In London Bolster Marta's Spirits. Then, Tragically, A Plane Crash Claims Paul's Life, And Marta Is Left Alone To Discover—to Her Delight And Dismay—that She Is Pregnant. Now, Two Years Later, Marta Has Picked Up The Pieces And Moved On. She Has Started Over In London With Her Husband, A British Diplomat, With Whom She Shares A Companionable, If Passionless, Marriage. Simon Asks Her No Questions, And Marta Is Happy To Keep Close Her Memories Of Paul And Let Her Deeds Of The Past Remain Unspoken. But Marta's New Life Is Anything But Simple. A New War Has Been Brought Home To Her Doorstep: Communist Loyalists Have Infiltrated British Intelligence, And The One Person Who Holds The Key To Exposing The Leak Is Connected To Marta's Past. There Is A Traitor Amongst Them Who Needs To Prevent Marta's Involvement, And No One—not Her Former Friends Or Current Lover—can Be Trusted.

How have I been lucky enough to come here, to be alive, when so many others are not? I should have died.? But I am here.

1945. Surviving the brutality of a Nazi prison camp, Marta Nederman is lucky to have escaped with her life. Recovering from the horror, she meets Paul, an American soldier who gives her hope of a happier future. But their plans to meet in London are dashed when Paul's plane crashes.

Devastated and pregnant, Marta marries Simon, a caring British diplomat, and glimpses the joy that home and family can bring. But her happiness is threatened when she learns of a Communist spy in British intelligence, and that the one person who can expose the traitor is connected to her past.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan's Tale How have I been lucky enough to come here, to be alive, when so many others are not? I should have died ... But I am here. 1945. Surviving the brutality of a Nazi prison camp, Marta Nederman is lucky to have escaped with her life. Recovering from the horror, she meets Paul, an American soldier who gives her hope of a happier future. But their plans to meet in London are dashed when Paul's plane crashes. Devastated and pregnant, Marta marries Simon, a caring British diplomat, and glimpses the joy that home and family can bring 1945. Surviving the brutality of a Nazi prison camp, Marta is lucky to have escaped with her life. When the American soldier she plans to wed is killed in a plane crash, she discovers she is pregnant, and marries a British diplomat in an attempt to create a happier life