Meg Waite Clayton - Az last train Londonba

True story

National bestseller
Historical Novels Review - recommended by the editors
Jewish Book Award nomination

Stephan Neumann is a budding playwright, scion of an influential, wealthy Viennese family. In 1936, he still believed that the Nazis did not cause much trouble: they were loud, primitive, but harmless. Her best friend is Zofie-Helene, the Christian girl whose mother edits an anti-Nazi newspaper. When the Nazis come to power, the carefree world of the two teenagers comes crashing down.

A ray of hope shines in the darkness: Truus Wijsmuller, one of the leaders of the Dutch resistance, smuggles Jewish children out of Nazi Germany. After Hitler occupied Austria, this venture became increasingly dangerous. Across Europe, national borders are being closed and masses of refugees are not being allowed in.

Wijsmuller tries to save as many children as possible. It's a race against time: can Zofie-Helene, Stephan and Stephan's little brother, Walter, and other young people like them be brought out of Vienna? Is London still available? A dangerous and uncertain life awaits them.

"Painfully beautiful and unforgettable. A monument to courage." - Karen Joy Fowler, author of We'll Get Out of Our Skins

"It perfectly captures the tense, heartbreaking atmosphere of the dark days before the Second World War. A fascinating story!" - Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of The Road to the Night and Her Ear

"With compassion, hope and love - when good people unite against evil, there is no miracle that cannot come true." - Heather Morris, author of The Tattoo Artist of Auschwitz

Meg Waite Clayton #1 Amazon fiction bestselling author, member of the American Book Critics Circle. His writings were published by the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, among others. With his previous works, he collected a number of awards and nominations. This is his seventh novel, so far it has been published or is about to be published in almost twenty countries.

The screenplay version of The Last Train to London was selected for development by The Writers Lab, supported by Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep.