"After the World Was Ours" (German Youth Literature Prize 2023) is a new moving realistic youth novel about World War II by bestselling author Liz Kessler, aimed at listeners aged 11 and up. Holland, 1942. The world is at war, the power of the Nazis is growing day by day, and Jewish families are in great danger. Twelve-year-old Mila and her older sister Hannie are therefore sent by their parents to a family in Amsterdam, with new identities and strict instructions not to tell anyone that they are Jewish. But Hannie does not want to silently endure everything. She is determined to fight back and is recruited as an undercover agent in the Dutch resistance: codename Kingfisher! Mila is unaware of her sister's hidden activities. However, one day she discovers something that will change her entire life and the lives of many others forever. In two parallel storylines, bestselling author Liz Kessler weaves themes such as friendship, courage, family, connection, the importance of history, and the act of not forgetting into an emotional and gripping novel.

• Two sisters, a tragic misunderstanding, and the triumph of hope in dark times
• A fictional yet equally true fate of Jewish children in the Netherlands under German occupation
• A captivating youth audiobook that provokes thought

The ensemble of Inka Löwendorf, Natalia Belitski, Simona Pahl, and Benito Bause transforms Liz Kessler's dramatic story into a gem of audio art. With great empathy for their respective characters, they vocally immerse themselves in both the present and the past.