Those Who Are Saved

In the spirit of We Were the Lucky Ones and We Must Be Brave,a heartbreaking World War II novel of one mother’s impossible choiceand her search for her daughter against the odds. As a Russian Jewish ├⌐migr├⌐ to FranceVera’s wealth cannot protect her or her four-year-old-daughterLucieonce the Nazis occupy the country. After receiving notice that all foreigners must report to an internment campVera has just a few hours to make an impossible choice: Does she subject Lucie to the horrid conditions of the campor does she put her into hiding with her beloved and trusted governesssafe until Vera can retrieve her? Believing the war will end soonVera chooses to leave Lucie in safety. She cannot know that she and her husband will have an opportunity to escapeto flee to America. She cannot know that Lucie’s governess will have fled with Lucie to family in rural Francetoo far to reach in time. And so begins a heartbreaking journey and separationa war and a continent apart. Vera’s marriage will falter under the surreal sun of California. Her ability to write–once her passion–will disappear. But Vera’s love for Lucieher faith that her daughter liveswill only grow. As Vera’s determination to return to France and find Lucie crystalizesshe meets Sashaa man on his own search for meaning. She is stronger with Sasha than she is alone. Together they will journey to Lucie. They will find her fate.