The Bureau of Unknown Fates : A heartbreaking novel about WWII's forgotten objects and the lives they hold - Maren Baudet-Lackner Crime absorbing prose and sure-footed ability

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The Bureau of Unknown Fates : A heartbreaking novel about WWII's forgotten objects and the lives they hold - Maren Baudet-Lackner Crime absorbing prose and sure-footed abilityGripping, poetic' Gwen Strauss, author of The Nine'An unforgettable read' Tatiana de Rosnay, author of Sarah's KeySometimes when you are looking for the dead, you find the living. When Irne joins the International Tracing Service, she becomes consumed by a singular obsession: returning the belongings confiscated from concentration camp prisoners to their families. A faded cloth doll. A medallion. An embroidered handkerchief. Each object holds a story