A captivating story of estranged sisters reunited by a devastating war and the race to save their motherβs life
Paris, 1944
Celebrated singer Genevieve Dumont is both a star and a smoke screen. An unwilling darling to the Nazis, the chanteuseβs position of privilege also has its advantagesβsuch as going undetected as an ally to undercover British officer Captain Max Ryan as part of the resistance.
What Max doesnβt know is that Genevieveβs estranged mother, Lillian de Rocheford, is among the underground group recently captured by Nazis. It wonβt be long before the Gestapo forces sensitive information out of Lillian that will derail the upcoming Allied invasion, so Max has been tasked with silencing her by any means necessaryβincluding assassination. Terrified by this deadly threat, Genevieve secretly plots to rescue Lillian.
There may be seven bitter years of distance between Genevieve and her sister, Emmy, but as the clock runs down on their motherβs life, a shared determination to keep the frayed fabric of their family intact reunites them. If only they can navigate the perilous crosscurrents of occupied France undetectedβand in time.
Deftly portraying the impossible choices faced in wartime, bestselling author Karen Robards vividly illuminates three womenβs strength, courage and capacity for unconditional love.