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Last Train to Freedom
1940. As Soviet forces storm Lithuania, Zofia and her brother Jacek must flee to survive. A lifeline appears when Japanese consul Sugihara offers them visas on one condition: they must deliver a parcel to Tokyo. Inside lies intelligence on Nazi atrocities, evidence so explosive that Nazi and Soviet agents will stop at nothing to possess it. Pursued across Siberia on the Trans-Siberian Express, Zofia faces danger at every turn, racing to expose the truth as Japan edges closer to allying with the Nazis. With the fate of countless lives hanging in the balance, can she complete her mission before time runs out? 'Taut, compelling and beautifully written – I loved it!’ DAISY WOOD
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Welcome to the online home of Deborah Swift, historical novelist. Before writing her first novel Deborah worked as a set and costume designer for theatre and TV. Later she took an MA in Creative Writing at Lancaster University, and since then has juggled writing with teaching.
Deborah is passionate about bringing the extraordinary people and events of the past to life, and her books have won the Millennium Readers Award, The Wishing Shelf Readers Award and The Coffee Pot Book Club Gold Medal.
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