The Crestfallen Rose

<p>The Crestfallen Rose merges the journey of a child born blind with that of two women whose lives are devastated in pre World War II Germany into an exciting tale of love and death.</p><p>Samantha Talbot is born blind. Her mother Ally searches for the cause. She finds a mysterious link to a pesticide and Worldwide Chemical. No lawyer will touch her case until a former District Attorney David King agrees to fight for she and Sam.</p><p>Decades before Samantha's birth Amalia Hecht and her uncle Karl perfect a miracle pesticide that is sought by the Gestapo. They pass it secretly to an American agent. Hunted by the police they flee Germany. Amalia befriends Rachel Wisemann a young girl at the Swiss border.</p><p>Ally Samantha and David face Worldwide Chemical in Federal Court in Miami their quest frustrated by an ambitious judge unscrupulous lawyers and a callous opponent. Deftly drawn protagonists Ally David Amalia and Rachel become one with the reader in a thrilling tale. </p><p>www.thecrestfallenrose.com</p>