The Zookeepers Wife By Diane Ackerman

The book The Zookeepers Wife, written by Diane Ackerman, tells the true war story of Jan and Antonia Zabinski. The Zookeepers Wife tells the journey of the Zabinski’s throughout the duration of World War II. During this time, Jan and Antonia are hiding war refugees in their zoo while also fighting for their own lives in the hopes of not getting caught. However, before the Germans invaded Poland and destroyed a large majority of their town the Zabinskis were successfully running their zoo in peace. The book starts before any conflict arises during the summer of 1935. Jan and Antonia are living in house built inside their zoo located in the Poland district of Warsaw. Each morning a large assortment of animal life would sound throughout the Zabinski