The Doctor's Daughter - New Release Coming Soon!

Shari J. Ryan • February 4, 2022

If you've been enjoying my Historical Fiction novels,
get ready...

A new standalone novel, The Doctor's Daughter, will release on April 28th, 2022. I'm so excited to share the cover and description with you! I've been working on this book for quite a while and it's pushed me to new levels of research and crafting to bring these fictional characters into the true reality of what life was like in Poland during this unthinkable time in history.

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Auschwitz, 1941: It was her father’s job to save the lives of the SS. But she chose to risk everything and save the lives of prisoners.


In Nazi-occupied Poland, Sofia cannot look her father in the eye. Sofia’s mother, her papa’s cherished wife, is Jewish—how dare he work as a doctor for the SS? She cannot forgive him, even if the bargain was made to spare their lives.


In the middle of the night, Isaac emerges from a packed train with hundreds of others. Beneath Auschwitz’s barbed wire, soldiers surround them, and gunshots pierce the dark sky. The SS decide prisoners’ fates on the spot—and Isaac is chosen to work, rather than to die.


Every day, Isaac and his fellow inmates are sent to a nearby farm. From sunup to sundown, they toil the land with barely a scrap to eat. Every breath feels like it could be Isaac’s last, so when he sees a beautiful auburn-haired girl peering out of the farmhouse window, it feels like a dream…


Sofia refuses to accept what she is seeing. Disobeying her father and evading the guards, she risks her life to sneak a letter to the green-eyed boy outside. She explains that she has hidden them food, and that she’ll do everything in her power to save them.


This secret exchange sparks an escape that should have been impossible—and a love story that is unforgettable. But is love enough in the face of evil? And when Sofia and Isaac are concealed underground, holding their breath as the Nazis hunt them, will they survive?


Fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Choice, and Orphan Train will be utterly gripped by this heartbreaking and unputdownable tale. This tear-jerking page-turner shows that even if your freedom has been robbed, and your loved ones torn from you, nobody can steal your hope…

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Opportunities to receive Advanced Reader Copies (ARCS) will be available soon!


In the meantime, make sure you add The Doctor's Daughter to your "To-Be-Read" list on Goodreads, pre-order on Amazon, or add to your Amazon Wish-List.


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