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Margarete stumbles out of the bombed-out house, the dust settling around her like snow. Mistaking her for the dead officer’s daughter, a guard rushes over to gently ask her if she is all right and whether there’s anything he can do to help her. She glances down at where the hated yellow star had once been, and with barely a pause, she replies “Yes”. Berlin, 1943: Margarete Rosenbaum is working as a housemaid for a senior Nazi officer when his house is bombed, leaving her the only survivor. But when she’s mistaken for his daughter in the aftermath of the blast, Margarete knows she can make a bid for freedom… Issued with temporary papers—and with the freedom of not being seen as Jewish—a few hours are all she needs to escape to relative safety. That is, until her former employer’s son, SS officer Wilhelm Huber, tracks her down. But strangely he doesn’t reveal her true identity right away. Instead he insists she comes and lives with him in Paris, and seems determined to keep her hidden. His only proviso: she must continue to pretend to be his sister. Because whoever would suspect a Nazi girl of secretly being a Jew? His plan seems impossible, and Margarete is terrified they might be found out, not to mention worried about what Wilhelm might want in return. But as the Nazis start rounding up Jews in Paris and the Résistance steps up its activities, putting everyone who opposes the regime in peril, she realizes staying hidden in plain sight may be her only chance of survival… Can Margarete trust a Nazi officer with the only things she has left though… her safety, her life, even her heart? A totally heartbreaking and unputdownable story about how far someone would go to save one life, that fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See will adore. Readers love Marion Kummerow: “Awesome!!… WOW… Completely and utterly amazing… I cannot explain how much I enjoyed reading this… I highly highly recommend this story!! It was simply amazing!!” Goodreads reviewer ????? “So emotional, heartbreaking… I couldn’t even put this book down and I got so engrossed into the book that I didn’t even realize until I came to the end!… Grab your tissues because this book will make you cry… Unputdownable historical fiction!” Goodreads reviewer ????? “Incredible… I couldn’t stop reading… It would be a great movie… [It] made me cry.” Rachel Wesson ????? “This heart-pulling, feels-destroying read… really pulled me into the story right from page one… It managed to pull me into this dangerous world and keep me there… Deeply emotional… You can tell a lot of research went into creating this book, making this story all the more realistic, emotional and authentic. When I say this book is emotional, I mean it’s emotional… A must read for all.” Goodreads reviewer ????? “Beautifully told and heart-wrenching… inspirational—one that you will not be able to put down and that will stay with you for a long time.” Christian Novel Review ????? “An amazing story… This is my first book by this author but it definitely won’t be my last… We’re taken on a rollercoaster ride of emotions… This author’s ability to make you feel as if you are right there with the characters is amazing.” Goodreads reviewer ????? “5 star read… Such a heart-warming, emotional read! HIGHLY RECOMMEND.” Goodreads reviewer ?????