Publisher's Synopsis
1943. Fleeing Germany had been Edith Falkenstein and her Jewish husband Julius's last hope, selling their remaining precious possessions to make the gruelling journey. But to their horror, they are turned away at the Swiss border. Devastated, they return to the tiny Berlin apartment they share with other Jewish families, with its peeling wallpaper and bare kitchen cupboards. It is a world away from the heady glamour of their lives before. Edith's worst fears come true when Julius is brutally arrested and imprisoned alongside thousands of other Jewish men, destined for the camps. But then she hears of women gathering outside the prison in their hundreds-wives and mothers from every walk of life whose relatives have also been taken. They are united by a single, desperate wish. Standing among these brave women offers Edith a flicker of hope. But can they really save their loved ones?
