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Charlotte Gold and Jack Warrington team up to defend Roger Dykmans who is accused of betraying his brother, Hans, who was attempting to resuc Jewish people from WWII Germany.
Roger isn't helpful in his defense so the lawyers travel to Wadowice, Poland attempting to uncover anything to help with the case. They learn about Magda who Roger loved but was married to his borther, Hans.
The story moves back in time to 1940. We see what was happening in Berlin, with the Germans rounding up Jewish people, who lived in constant fear of betrayal and being taken away by the German authorities. Roger, who isn't Jewish, comes to Berlin as a student, to live with his brother, Hans and Hans' wife, Magda.
The reader is rewarded for staying with the novel when things slowed down during the description of life in the 1940s as the suspense and action pick up, leaving the reader with a novel that is well worth reading.
This is a heartfelt story with an ending that will remain in the memory of the reader.
Pam George
Mystery that unfolded over several decades, took the reader from rural Bavaria at the turn of the century, to Poland during the Holocaust, to modern day America. Great read!