Summary

"In 1942, Jewish courier Ester is betrayed, narrowly avoiding arrest by the Norwegian Gestapo.

"In 1942, Jewish courier Ester is betrayed, narrowly avoiding arrest by the Norwegian Gestapo. In great haste, she escapes to Sweden, saving herself. Her family in Oslo, however, is deported to Auschwitz. In Stockholm, Ester meets the resistance hero Gerhard Falkum, who has left his little daughter and fled both the Germans and allegations that he murdered his wife Ase, who helped Ester get to Sweden. Their burgeoning relationship ends abruptly when Falkum dies in a fire. And yet, twenty-five years later, Falkum shows up in Oslo"--Back cover.