A novel about a friendship forged in a traveling circus during World War II, An Orphan's Tale tells the story of two extraordinary women and their harrowing stories of self-sacrifice. Sixteen-year-old Noah is kicked out of her home in disgrace by her parents after she becomes pregnant by a Nazi soldier. . She gave birth and was forced to abandon her child, settling in a small railway station. When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish babies heading to a concentration camp, she decides to save one of the babies and escape with him. She finds refuge in a German circus. To survive, she will have to join a circus troupe, battling the hostility of trapeze artist Astrid. But very soon the mistrust between Astrid and Noah develops into a strong friendship, which will become their only weapon against the iron machine of Nazi Germany.