An engrossing account of a forbidden love in war-torn Berlin between a Jewish boy and his childhood sweetheart"There was a vehicle pulling up outside. I heard the booted feet running up the stairs, then the hammering on the apartment door and the shouting. "Open up Gestapo ""She is 15years old andin love. Only this is Nazi-ruled Berlin and he's a Jew, so it's against the law to love him. There are spies everywhere and they're taking the last Jews away from Berlinto the gas chambers.Powerfully evoking civilian survival in a bomb-blasted city, and the sacrifice and courage required to maintain high individual standards of friendship and integrity, this novel of love and courage in the face of danger is one thatreaders willnot beable to put down."
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