Based entirely on the true stories of the author’s own grandmother and aunt, this gripping multi-generational saga follows a Jewish mother and daughter as they flee the slow squeeze of Nazi persecution to build a new life amid the relentless air raids of Blitz-torn London.
The story shifts between two unforgettable women. Clara, recently widowed after a long and loveless marriage, uncovers her daughter’s secret diaries and finds her own unexpected chance at romance just as the world descends into madness. Meanwhile, her fierce daughter, Edith, refuses to passively accept Nazi persecution. Making the heartbreaking choice to leave her first love behind, Edith escapes to England and eventually finds safety—and a complicated marriage—with an Englishman.
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