Summary Jacob, his wife Katerina, and their beautiful little daughter Kati try to escape, but they are caught and taken to the prison camp of Colonel Wilhelm Bernhardt. The tale of Nazi prison camp inmates begins with the failed attempt of this wealthy, Christian family of Jewish ancestry to leave Germany. The trail leads through the war and its aftermath with treachery, sexual assault, adultery, and attemp ...Full description
Summary Jacob, his wife Katerina, and their beautiful little daughter Kati try to escape, but they are caught and taken to the prison camp of Colonel Wilhelm Bernhardt. The tale of Nazi prison camp inmates begins with the failed attempt of this wealthy, Christian family of Jewish ancestry to leave Germany. The trail leads through the war and its aftermath with treachery, sexual assault, adultery, and attempted murder countered by the warmth of family and friends, faith, and fidelity. High society, romance, gaiety, and fashion are interwoven with ambition, greed, and deceit in New York and Argentina.