Their decision leads to Ruth’s escape to a new life in England, while her parents and siblings suffer life in concentration camps.
Now a woman of 27, Ruth lives in Hampstead. The untimely death of her boss on the eve of an important business meeting thrusts her into the position of temporary Head of Department. Sent to handle the meeting alone, she meets the impressive figure of Friedrich Mannerheim - the dynamic young German businessman whose company has made its first acquisition in the U.K.
Ruth and Friedrich find themselves falling in love, but it is a love that causes family division; a love that uncovers the past. It’s a past she thought lost to her forever, but it could cost her everything.
C.F. Fairthorne’s professional career involved the writing and development of technical directives and manuals, and worked closely with the military during the Cold War years. His love for creative writing first bloomed in the 1990s, when he started to write his debut novel The Price of Freedom.