"mimi, it's me. nick," he whispered, his nazi uniform a mockery of the boy who once promised to protect her. she stared through her tears at eyes she'd never forgotten--now belonging to the enemy. when the nazis invade paris, the peaceful world mimi shares with her beloved grandmother chloe--is shattered forever. in a single, brutal day, police tear through their neighborhood, ripping jewish families from their homes and destroying lives built over generations. as grandmother and granddaughter face the unthinkable horrors of nazi-occupied france, an unexpected figure from mimi's past emerges--someone who could be salvation or destruction. nick, the childhood friend who once held her heart, now bears the swastika armband. but beneath the reich insignia lies a man haunted by his choices, desperate to find redemption in the darkness. from a converted department store turned prison where mimi is forced to sort stolen treasures to the camps where innocents face unspeakable evil, love becomes the most dangerous--and powerful--force of all. based on true events during the nazi occupation of paris, this is a devastating story of impossible choices, unexpected courage, and bonds that transcend even war itself from usa today bestselling author roberta kagan.