Berlin\, 1930&mdash\;When a wave of change sweeps a radical political party to power\, Sofie von Meyer Rhodes&rsquo\ ;s academic husband benefits from the ambitions of its newly elected chanc ellor. Although Sofie and Jü\;rgen do not share the social views growi ng popular in Hitler&rsquo\;s Germany\, Jü\;rgen&rsquo\;s position wit h its burgeoning rocket program changes their diminishing fortunes for the better. But as Sofie watches helplessly\, her beloved Berlin begins to tr ansform\, forcing her to consider what they must sacrifice morally for the ir young family&rsquo\;s security\, and what the price for their neutralit y will be.
\nTwenty years later\, Jü\;rgen is one of the many Ge rman scientists offered pardons for their part in the war\, and taken to A merica to work for its fledgling space program. For Sofie\, this is the ch ance to exorcise the ghosts that have followed her across the ocean\, and make a fresh start in her adopted country. But her neighbors aren&rsquo\;t as welcoming or as understanding as she had hoped. When scandalous rumors about the Rhodes family&rsquo\;s affiliation with Hitler&rsquo\;s regime spreads\, idle gossip turns to bitter rage\, and the act of violence that results will tear apart Sofie&rsquo\;s community and her family before the truth is finally revealed.
\n&ldquo\;An unforgettable novel that ex plores important questions highly relevant to the world today.&rdquo\; &md ash\;Christine Wells\, author of \;Sisters of the Resistance.
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