![]() ![]() Many years before, Ingrid was married to a German officer named Erich. There, they come under the wing of Astrid, who is secretly a Jew named Ingrid. Noa and the baby, whom she names Theo, take shelter with the Circus Neuhoff. In the present, she rescues a Jewish baby boy from a train full of Jewish babies and escapes. After the baby was taken away from her in the Lebensborn Program, a heartbroken Noa went on to live and work at a train station in Germany. Noa, originally from Holland, was kicked out of her home by her parents after they discovered she had had a sexual relationship with a German soldier by whom she became pregnant. The Orphan’s Tale is an historical novel by Pam Jenoff which follows the struggles of sixteen year-old Noa and the Jewish Astrid as they attempt to survive World War II by hiding and performing in the Circus Neuhoff. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Jenoff, Pam. ![]()
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