Germany, 1942. Franciscan friar Anton Starzmann has lost everything—his faith, his school, his purpose. Seeking redemption, he agrees to a marriage of convenience with Elisabeth Herter, a widow raising three children amid the gathering storm of war.
But as the Nazi regime tightens its grip, Anton finds a new calling: resistance.
Drawn into the secret world of the Red Orchestra, a network plotting to assassinate Hitler, Anton risks everything to fight back. As danger closes in, he must choose between survival and sacrifice—and the family he never expected to love.
For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Nightingale, this beautifully written, emotionally searing novel explores hope, redemption, and the quiet bravery that can light even the darkest times.
