Sometimes heroism begins with a single, quiet choice to protect a life.
In Nazi-occupied Poland, Franciszka and her daughter Helena appear to be ordinary women living in a modest home on the edge of town. But as violence closes in, they risk everything to shelter three groups of fugitives under one roof: a Jewish family hidden above the pigsty, a doctor and his loved ones concealed beneath the kitchen, and a German soldier fleeing the army’s brutality. None know the others are there, and any mistake could cost every life in the house.
Through four intertwined voices, My Mother’s Secret reveals the courage, ingenuity, and compassion that endure even in history’s darkest hours.
J. L. Witterick offers a moving tribute to the quiet bravery of ordinary people who refused to look away.
