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Berlin, 9th November, 1938.The infamous Kristallnacht รขยย the sound of breaking glass pierces the air, old men are clubbed to death because they wear skull caps, the sky glows with the flames of burning synagogues.
The final purge of the Jews is under wayรขยยฆ
Eva Koehnรขยยs family is wealthy and respected รขยย protected by their position from the madness taking place around them. But then it is discovered that they too are tainted with Jewish blood, and the family decides that Eva must be smuggled out to London.
There she meets a young American physicist who takes pity on her. The passion born of their meeting flowers in the besieged city and for a while their love is joyous. But with his abrupt disappearance, Eva must face the war alone carrying an illegitimate child who grows up with revenge in her heart. Evaรขยยs daughterรขยยs search for her father leads her across continents and ideologies and makes her question her very existence. ISBN:9780261670006
