The zookeeper's wife : [electronic resource] : a war story. Diane Ackerman.
When Germany invaded Poland, bombers devastated Warsaw—and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into the empty cages. Another dozen “guests” hid inside the Zabinskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts. Jan, active in the Polish resistance, kept ammunition buried in the elephant enclosure and stashed explosives in the animal hospital. Meanwhile, Antonina kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants and refusing to give in to the penetrating fear of discovery, even as Europe crumbled around her.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780792751298 (sound recording)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (9 audio files) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: Ashland : Blackstone Audio, Inc., and Buck 50 Productions, LLC, 2007.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Unabridged. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator: Suzanne Toren. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 308249 KB). |
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Genre: | Electronic books. |