Beneath the Same Sky (WW2 Novel)
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[Book 1]
1939 marks the beginning of a tumultuous time in light of the outbreak of war in 20th century Europe. A new world order is forming in Germany under Nazi Rule as the Reich grows in the wake of its expansion.
24 year old Erika Müller has worked at her family bakery in Freiburg for as long as she can remember. As war breaks out, she is thrust into a perilous world unlike anything she has ever known.
25 year old Wilhelm Bauer is sent away to the front to fight for the Fatherland while he is plagued by nightmares of his past back in Berlin.
The story follows the young couple as they navigate their path in a collapsing world which will question everything they have ever known, with dark secrets, sacrifice and betrayal at every turn.
"Under the same sky they fell in love.
In the shadow of war they were tested.
Under the quiet stars they must decide what remains."
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The plot as well as names or characters are fictitious. As it is still historical fiction, the places and major events (ie. bombing, invasion) are real and have occurred.
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