The Singer Behind the Wire

<p><strong>Auschwitz 1943. Ella tries to ignore the coughs and crying the whispered prayers. Her eyelids grow heavier but then a melody floats though the block as if on a breeze. Her lips open on a gasp joy making her heart sing even as it shatters. She would know that voice anywhere...</strong></p><p> </p><p>Sitting bolt upright <strong>Ella</strong> rubs at her eyes and concentrates on the music. Is she dreaming? She'd fallen for <strong>Luka</strong>'s voice the first time she heard him singing on the street corner near her house with his kind smile and joyous laugh. He was her first love and the pain of being torn apart still slices at her. </p><p> </p><p><em>He's alive</em>. But even as hope swells in Ella's heart terror threatens to swallow it. Luka is Jewish. If he's here he's in grave danger-even more than Ella faces for sneaking into the ghetto to see him back in Warsaw... But she will never regret it. They had fought every day for their love even knowing where it might lead...</p><p> </p><p>Despair tears at Ella as she battles to find the strength to keep going to search for Luka even on the days when the bitter cold whips through the camp-the days when her body feels weaker than ever and her friends are lost to the cruel regime. At night she listens desperately for the sound of Luka's voice as he's forced to perform. Knowing he's still alive even if she can't see him is the one thing that brings her peace.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Until one night when as his first haunting notes reach her bunk an angry shout splits the night sky the music stops and there is only resounding terrifying silence...</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>A beautiful heartbreaking yet hopeful story that will restore your faith in humanity and in the power of love to triumph over evil. Fans of <em>The Tattooist of Auschwitz</em> <em>The Nightingale </em>and <em>The Choice</em> will be blown away by this gripping page-turner.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Readers love Shari J. Ryan:</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Wow wow wow wow!!</strong>... <strong>I LOVED</strong> this... One of the most <strong>emotional and gut-wrenching </strong>books I have read... <strong>I shed so many tears</strong>... I've not cried like that whilst reading for a long time!!... <strong>A MUST-READ!</strong> Goodreads reviewer ?????</p><p> </p><p><strong>Wow!!!</strong>... Definitely not going to leave my head anytime soon... <strong>Every single tear was worth it</strong>... <strong>I absolutely LOVED</strong>... Will live in my mind for a very long time!!!... <strong>Clear your schedules and grab your tissues </strong>as you will not be able to put this book down or stop the tears from streaming!!!... Absolutely stunning... <strong>A heart-wrenching absolutely beautifully devastating story</strong>.' <em>Bookworm86</em> ??????????</p><p> </p><p><strong>Heartbreaking</strong> and emotional... <strong>A tearjerker</strong>... <strong>Utterly amazing</strong>... I didn't want this heartbreaking story to end... <strong>Will stay with me for a very long time</strong>. <em>leona.omahony</em> ??????????</p><p> </p><p><strong>Amazing</strong>... I was completely broken by this... Grabbed me from the very beginning and <strong>didn't let my heart go</strong>... I was so completely emotional and so heartbroken... <strong>I'm actually speechless</strong>. This phenomenal unputdownable book is <strong>a must read</strong>... <strong>Wow</strong>... Incredible... <strong>One I will never forget</strong>. <strong>I loved it</strong>. <em>Page Turners</em> ?????</p>