'The pacing and personal voice of Ruth makes for a gripping, focused story where the stakes are high. If you loved The Nightingale, you will love They called me Renee.' Heather Morris, internationally bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

'Extraordinary... a luminous portrait of survival and a powerful reminder of the light that can be found in humanity's darkest hours' Ellie Midwood, bestselling and award-winning author of The Girl Who Escaped From Auschwitz

'Beautifully written and deeply affecting' Clare Mulley, author of Agent Zo, shortlisted for the Women's Prize

'Extraordinary. Heart-rending. Inspirational. A gripping chronicle of true courage, heroism and resistance, in the face of ultimate evil. A triumph.' Damien Lewis, author of Zero Six Bravo

'An extraordinary true story of courageous survival and fearless resistance against the Nazis. Beautifully written.' Robert Verkaik, author of The Traitor of Colditz

'A gripping and heartbreaking account of courage and coming-of-age. In honest and authentic prose she shares her gripping story.' Gwen Strauss, author of The Nine

In 1939, fourteen-year-old Ruth Uzrad is living with her mother and two sisters in Berlin. Her father has been taken in the night by the Gestapo and all around them, Jewish friends and neighbours are attempting to flee. Having become separated from the sisters she was trying to save, Ruth braves a new path as part of the underground French resistance.

With a fervour to fight the forces that tore her family apart, Ruth assumes a new identity: Renée. She impersonates a Gestapo member to save a baby from capture, is questioned by Nazis whilst delivering forged identification documents and smuggles Jewish children across the border into Switzerland. And as she continually risks being discovered, the promise of being reunited with her family slips further and further away.

Written by Ruth, originally for her grandchildren, They Called Me Renée is the rare and precious memoir of an
underground Jewish resistance fighter. A powerful testament to courage and conviction, it is the extraordinary true story of a girl trying to save herself, her family, and her community.

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Previously published with the title Resistance Girl Renée