After the Betrayal: A Gripping and Emotional WW2 Historical Fiction Novel of Forbidden Love and Survival in Nazi Germany (Duty and Betrayal)

Berlin, 1941. As Nazi power tightens its grip across Europe, quiet acts of resistance become acts of extraordinary courage. When Ludwig returns home unexpectedly, he discovers that Greta has been hiding Jews in the basement. Lily, Rebecca, Leib, and Ruth are no longer safe. With danger closing in, they must flee before Ludwig’s loyalty to the Party destroys them all. Determined to secure his son Ziggy’s advancement within the Nazi ranks and eager to be rid of Valeria, Ludwig sends them both to Auschwitz for a job interview, hoping they will settle in Poland. But what awaits them there is far more dangerous than either of them understands. Meanwhile, Wanda, August’s nanny, notices that the child is not developing as expected and brings her concerns to Ludwig’s attention. Her discovery sets off a chain of devastating consequences that will change everything. As the world around her descends into fear and betrayal, Greta finds herself torn between the life she has been forced to endure and the love she longs to claim with Hermann.