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    "description": "Berlin, 1943: \u201cWhere\u2019s your husband?\u201d the SS man demanded.\n\u201cThere\u2019s no one home,\u201d Margot said before they started tearing the place apart. \u201cI\u2019m alone here.\u201d In his eyes was nothing but ice and death, and it occurred to Margot that only she stood between her husband and the soldier\u2019s machine gun.\n\nIn Nazi Germany, Margot refuses to buckle under the weight of Hitler\u2019s tyranny.\n\nWhen she is fired from her job as a seamstress for being married to her Jewish husband, Jochen, she remains by his side. When her friends cross the street to avoid her, and her own mother rejects her, she stays loyal.\n\nWhen the Gestapo break into their home and steal their belongings, she remains steadfast. When they are cast into the street, homeless, she doesn\u2019t waver.\n\nWhen warplanes descend, the air raid siren blaring, and Jews are not allowed in bomb shelters, she refuses to abandon him.\n\nWhen there are whispers of innocent people being deported to camps, including Germans married to Jews, she still won\u2019t give in.\n\nAnd when the Nazis arrest Jochen, imprisoning him with countless others, Margot decides to go down fighting.\n\nArmed solely with love, Margot risks her life to protest outside the Gestapo headquarters. Inspired by her courage, soon there are hundreds gathered, shouting, \u201cRelease our men! Release our men!\u201d\n\nCan Margot achieve the impossible and save her beloved husband? Or when she comes face to face with the deadly SS guards, will she simply sacrifice herself?\n\nBased on a true story, this incredible page-turner shows that, in the face of evil, love is power, courage is infectious\u2014and the voices of many will not be silenced. Fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz,The Alice Network and The Lilac Girls will be utterly gripped by this heartbreaking and inspirational tale.",
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