"THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE" IS A GRIPPING TRUE TALE OF COURAGE IN POLAND DURING WORLD WAR II. WRITTEN BY DIANE ACKERMAN, THE BOOK HIGHLIGHTS THE COURAGE OF JAN AND ANTONIA ZABINSKY, OWNERS OF A ZOO IN WARSAW.
JAN JOINED THE POLISH RESISTANCE MOVEMENT AND FOUGHT AGAINST THE NAZIS. AFTER THE GERMANS STOLE AND/OR DESTROYED THE ZOO'S ANIMALS, ANTONIA GAVE SHELTER TO 300 JEWS AND NUMEROUS POLES. SHE MANAGED TO OBTAIN FOOD FOR THEM AND HIDE THEM IN ANIMAL CAGES, WHILE TRYING TO BRING UP HER YOUNG SON. THE CHALLENGES SHE FACED WERE ENORMOUS.
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