In this intriguing historical novel a young woman who is sent to a horrific ?bride school? to
be molded into the perfect Nazi wife finds her life forever intertwined with a young Jewish
woman about to give birth. Germany 1939 As the war begins Hanna Rombauer a young German
woman is sent to live with her aunt and uncle after her mother's death. Thrown into a life of
luxury she never expected Hanna soon finds herself unwillingly matched with an SS officer
twenty years her senior. The independence that her mother lovingly fostered in her is
considered highly inappropriate as the future wife of an up-and-coming officer and she is sent
to a ?bride school.? There in a posh villa on the outskirts of town Hanna is taught how to be
a ?proper? German wife. The lessons of hatred prejudice and misogyny disturb her and she
finds herself desperate to escape. For Mathilde Altman a German Jewish woman the war has
brought more devastation than she ever thought possible. Torn from her work her family and
her new husband she fights to keep her unborn baby safe. But when the unthinkable happens
Tilde realizes she must hide. The risk of discovery grows greater with each passing day but
she has no other options. When Hanna discovers Tilde hiding near the school she knows she must
help her however she can. For Tilde fear wars with desperation when Hanna proposes a risky
plan. Will they both be able to escape with their lives and if they do what kind of future can
they possibly hope for?
