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In January 1945, in the waning months of World War II, a small group of people begin the longest journey of their lives: an attempt to cross the remnants of the Third Reich, from Warsaw to the Rhine if necessary, to reach the British and American lines. Among the group is 18-year-old Anna Emmerich, the daughter of Prussian aristocrats. There is her lover, Callum Finella, a 21-year-old Scottish prisoner of war who was brought from the stalag to her family's farm as forced labour. And there is 26-year-old Wehrmacht corporal, who the pair knows as Manfred - who is, in reality, Uri Singer, a Jew from Germany who managed to escape a train bound for Auschwitz. As they work their way west, they encounter a countryside ravaged by war. Their flight will test both Anna's and Callum's love, as well as their friendship with Manfred - assuming any of them survive.

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Sheer storytelling ... an epic romance. -- Kirkus Reviews A deeply satisfying novel. -- The Washington Post Book World Bohjalian's well-chosen descriptions capture the anguish of a tragic era and the dehumanizing desolation wrought by war. -- Publishers Weekly Strongly dramatic and full of the heartbreaking horror of war. -- The Hartford Courant Rich in character and gorgeous writing. -- Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"""Sheer storytelling ... an epic romance."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""A deeply satisfying novel."" -- The Washington Post Book World ""Bohjalian's well-chosen descriptions capture the anguish of a tragic era and the dehumanizing desolation wrought by war."" -- Publishers Weekly ""Strongly dramatic and full of the heartbreaking horror of war."" -- The Hartford Courant ""Rich in character and gorgeous writing."" -- Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author"

Sheer storytelling ... an epic romance. -- Kirkus Reviews A deeply satisfying novel. -- The Washington Post Book World Bohjalian's well-chosen descriptions capture the anguish of a tragic era and the dehumanizing desolation wrought by war. -- Publishers Weekly Strongly dramatic and full of the heartbreaking horror of war. -- The Hartford Courant Rich in character and gorgeous writing. -- Jodi Picoult

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Chris Bohjalian is the critically acclaimed author of eleven novels. His work has been translated into nineteen languages and published in twenty-two countries. He lives in Vermont with his wife and daughter. Mark Bramhall's extensive theatre work in Los Angeles and New York include performances in Our Town, Julius Caesar, Tartuffe, The Learned Ladies and The Winter's Tale. He holds numerous honours for his narrations and has repeatedly been featured among AudioFile Magazine’s best readers of the year. Mark has had recurring television roles on Alias, That '70s Show and Days of Our Lives. His other television and film credits include 24, ER, Vanilla Sky and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.

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