The Counterfeit Countess
Narrated by Gilli Messer
- Released
- January 23, 2024
- Length
- 10 hrs 50 mins
- Format
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Audio
"The Counterfeit Countess" recounts the extraordinary true story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg, a Jewish mathematician who risked everything during the Holocaust to save thousands of Poles by masquerading as a Polish aristocrat and working with the resistance. Drawing on her unpublished memoir and extensive research, the book reveals her daring efforts to free prisoners and deliver aid at great personal danger, ultimately surviving the war and immigrating to the US. This compelling narrative offers a vivid account of resilience, ingenuity, and heroism in one of history's darkest moments.
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