Monday, February 2, 2026

Book of the Week: Last Train to Freedom by Deborah Swift #HistoricalFiction #WWII #TransSiberian #RecommendedReading



Last train to freedom


Survivors of War

by Deborah Swift


1940. As Soviet forces storm Lithuania, Zofia and her brother Jacek must flee to survive.


A lifeline appears when Japanese consul Sugihara offers them visas on one condition: they must deliver a parcel to Tokyo. Inside lies intelligence on Nazi atrocities, evidence so explosive that Nazi and Soviet agents will stop at nothing to possess it.


Pursued across Siberia on the Trans-Siberian Express, Zofia faces danger at every turn, racing to expose the truth as Japan edges closer to allying with the Nazis. With the fate of countless lives hanging in the balance, can she complete her mission before time runs out?


Praise for Last Train to Freedom:


'Taut, compelling and beautifully written – I loved it!'

~ Daisy Wood


'... an enthralling attention getter, page-turner until the last page.'

~ Paul B, 5* Amazon Review


'Deborah Swift’s impeccable research is impressive, as it is with all of her novels, and brings the period and location alive. The reader is not only gripped by the danger facing Zofia, but also learns about an interesting period of history, about which this reader had known very little.
Highly recommended.'

~ Lizzie James, 5* Amazon Review



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