Time of Hope

Susan Kelman "From a Bird's Eye View" Netherlands, 1941. Professor Joseph Held hides his student Michael Blum in his attic. The young man tells the professor about his beautiful and fearless girlfriend Elke, but are the lovers destined to be together, as Michael's life is in danger?.. An unforgettable story of love, hope, and betrayal. Olivia Hawker "The Uneven Edge of Night" Germany, 1942. Anton Schatzman moves to a small village in hopes of calming his conscience, expecting to find peace in a fictitious marriage. But despite the rural idyll, he is forced to take one last desperate step that could cost him his life. An exciting story about the extraordinary power of hope, redemption, and the search for light. Jennifer Robson "The Darkest Night" Italy, 1943. Antonina Matzin has only one chance to survive – to leave her city and hide in the village, pretending to be the wife of a barely acquainted man. Now they must pose as a happy couple so that no one suspects their dangerous secret… A touching story of despair and love, hope, and self-sacrifice. Ruth Druart "While Paris Slept" France, 1944. On the platform from where the death trains departed, a young woman in despair entrusts a stranger with the most precious thing she has – her child, leaving herself with only hope and a dream that is unlikely to come true… A multifaceted story about the power of love, choice, and a difficult fate.