Description
There are stories that stay with people for ever…
A moving tale inspired by true events, about a difficult love in the shadow of the struggle to survive.
Everyone in the Free City of Danzig feels that war is in the air. Yet Andrzej Taper's mind is occupied by something else entirely – he is in love, and his love is returned, with Elise, the daughter of a retired German general who is fascinated by Hitler and his ideology. General von Hummel, who does not accept his daughter's relationship with a Pole, will do everything to protect his family, even if it means standing in the way of a great love…
What will become of Elise? Will Andrzej betray the love of his life? How will the turmoil of war affect the fate of the lovers, and will his friends be able to fill the emptiness in Andrzej's heart?
Magdalena Witkiewicz – the most popular author of contemporary fiction – weaves an emotional story of difficult life choices, family secrets and, above all, of people who believed in love beyond all divisions, regardless of genes, upbringing or background.