Michal's Destiny Books in Order

After a pogrom destroys her Siberian village in 1919, Michal flees to Berlin with the man she desires. Over fourteen years, family secrets and romantic upheaval threaten her happiness as Germany moves toward Nazi rule.

Michal and Tavvi have built a family in Berlin, but Kristallnacht destroys their security. When Tavvi intervenes to protect their daughter's fiancé, his disappearance leaves Michal and their children struggling to survive and find one another.

After Nazi Germany falls, a scattered family struggles to reunite. Lotti faces danger in occupied Berlin, Alina worries from America, and Gilde discovers that professional success in London cannot replace the relatives she has lost.

After her parents are arrested on Kristallnacht, twelve-year-old Gilde escapes Germany on a Kindertransport. Growing up among strangers in London, she confronts wartime bombing, betrayal, and uncertainty while clinging to the hope of a family reunion.