Four generations of women experience love, loss, war, and hope from
the rise of Nazism to the Cuban Revolution and finally, the fall of the
Berlin Wall in this sweeping novel from the bestselling author of the
"timely must-read" (People) The German Girl.
Berlin, 1931: Ally Keller, a talented young poet, is alone and scared
when she gives birth to a mixed-race daughter she names Lilith. As the
Nazis rise to power, Ally knows she must keep her baby in the shadows to
protect her against Hitler's deadly ideology of Aryan purity. But as she
grows, it becomes more and more difficult to keep Lilith hidden so Ally
sets in motion a dangerous and desperate plan to send her daughter
across the ocean to safety.
Havana, 1958: Now an adult, Lilith has few memories of her mother or her
childhood in Germany. Besides, she's too excited for her future with her
beloved Martin, a Cuban pilot with strong ties to the Batista
government. But as the flames of revolution ignite, Lilith and her
newborn daughter, Nadine, find themselves at a terrifying crossroads.
Berlin, 1988: As a scientist in Berlin, Nadine is dedicated to ensuring
the dignity of the remains of all those who were murdered by the Nazis.
Yet she has spent her entire lifetime avoiding the truth about her own
family's history. It takes her daughter, Luna, to encourage Nadine to
uncover the truth about the choices her mother and grandmother made to
ensure the survival of their children. And it will fall to Luna to come
to terms with a shocking betrayal that changes everything she thought
she knew about her family's past.
Separated by time but united by sacrifice, four women embark on journeys
of self-discovery and find themselves to be living testaments to the
power of motherly love.
