She was raised to believe the Reich’s lies. But a forbidden love will force her to choose between her family and the truth.
Leipzig, Germany, 1930s: Hetty Heinrich is the dutiful daughter of a high-ranking Nazi officer and a prominent newspaper publisher. Growing up surrounded by the rising tide of nationalistic pride, Hetty completely believes in the Nazi ideals. She is eager to play her part in Hitler’s glorious new Thousand-Year Reich.
Then, she encounters Walter.
Walter is an old childhood friend, but in the eyes of the new regime, he is the enemy: he is Jewish. When their chance meeting stirs dangerous, irresistible feelings, Hetty is thrown into a world of confusion. As Walter reveals the terrifying reality of how Jewish people are truly being treated, the carefully constructed lies of Hetty’s upbringing begin to shatter.
Embarking on a deeply perilous, secret love affair, Hetty realizes she is taking a massive risk. With her own family becoming fiercely stringent about Nazi rules and someone watching her every move, a single mistake could send them both to the camps. As the dark forces of the regime threaten to engulf them, Hetty must make an impossible choice to save the one she loves.
Inspired by the author’s own family history, this spellbinding and emotionally wrenching novel is perfect for fans of The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See.
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