The Ragged Edge of Night
of Olivia Hawker
Description
For fans of All the Light We Cannot See, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, and The Nightingale comes an emotionally gripping, beautifully written historical novel about extraordinary hope, redemption, and one manâs search for light during the darkest times of World War II.Germany, 1942. Franciscan friar Anton Starzmann is stripped of his place in the world when his school is seized by the Nazis. He relocates to a small German hamlet to wed Elisabeth Herter, a widow who seeks a marriageâin name onlyâto a man who can help raise her three children. Anton seeks something tooâatonement for failing to protect his young students from the wrath of the Nazis. But neither he nor Elisabeth expects their lives to be shaken once again by the inescapable rumble of war. As Anton struggles to adapt to the roles of husband and father, he learns of the Red Orchestra, an underground network of resisters plotting to assassinate Hitler. Despite Elisabethâs reservations, Anton joins this army of shadows. But when the SS discovers his schemes, Anton will embark on a final act of defiance that may cost him his lifeâeven if it means saying goodbye to the family he has come to love more than he ever believed possible.
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- Format E-book
- Pages 340 pages
- Publisher Lake Union Publishing
- Publication Date October 1st 2018
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN B078JG8M8P
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
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