In a city scarred by war, can love and loyalty survive?In war-torn Poland, 1944, Julia searches for her missing father - a high-ranking officer - and risks everything to join the resistance in Warsaw. But her mission takes a terrifying turn when she's corralled into the ghetto by Nazis. Just when it seems she'll share her best friend's tragic fate, Nikolaj, her childhood sweetheart, resurfaces in a German uniform. Claiming to be a spy for the resistance, he saves her - but can she trust the man he's become? Trapped within enemy barracks and with her half-Jewish heritage, her life hangs by a thread... Will Julia ever reunite with her father and her captured friend? And can she survive a war that threatens to destroy everything she holds dear?Heartbreaking, unputdownable and inspiring, this is perfect for fans of "The Alice Network", "The Nightingale", and "The Tattooist of Auschwitz".Born and raised in Poland, Gosia Nealon is a Gold Medal winner in the 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) for Europe-Best Regional Fiction.
