Love in the shadows of war

In the darkest days of World War II, love and survival become the ultimate battle for two souls from opposite worlds. Esther Weiss once lived in a world of chandeliers and books, her family respected and affluent-until the Nazis shattered it all. In Vienna, the Reich stole her brother's life. In Poland, soldiers in the ghetto claimed her parents. Now she clings to her sisters in the frozen tomb of the Litzmannstadt ghetto, stitching uniforms for the very men who destroyed her world. But even this fragile hold on survival is ripped away when her sisters are torn from her arms, leaving her battered and alone. Karl Bauer is a German engineer haunted by the ghosts of his past. Deployed to Litzmannstadt under suspicious orders, he knows he is being drawn into something far darker than work. Though he wears the Nazi insignia, in his heart he is no true supporter of the regime-or the evil it spreads. When their paths collide in a world ruled by fear and cruelty, Karl risks everything-his career, his freedom, his life-to protect Esther and reunite her with her sisters. But as Esther struggles with guilt, survival, and her growing feelings for a man she was meant to hate, she faces an impossible question: can love exist in a world built on hatred? In the heart of war, love becomes rebellion. And every choice could mean life or death.

Pagina's: 456, Paperback, Francois Coetzee