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"Will touch your soul."
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Lives are torn apart. Lives are woven together...
As war approaches
Young Jewish couple Max and Gerda are running their treasured family toyshop, but impending danger will force them to make unimaginable choices to stay alive.
There are decisions to be made
Just fifteen and drafted into the SS, Josef is unprepared for war. Serving his country will force Josef to question all he knows about himself. Can he do everything that's asked of him - and should he?
What will be their legacy?
A decade after the war's end, a death in sixteen-year-old Friedrich's family propels him to investigate the past and uncover the truth about who he really is. As they battle to survive World War II and life in Nazi Germany, Max and Gerda, Josef and Friedrich's lives intersect in unexpected and profound ways.
This sweeping, life-affirming novel explores identity, conscience, resilience and the profound human connections that endure.
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