Berlin, Germany, 1930 -- When the Nazis rise to power, Sofie von Meyer Rhodes and her academic husband benefit from the military ambitions of Germanys newly elected chancellor when J|rgen is offered a high-level position in their burgeoning rocket program. Although they fiercely oppose Hitlers radical views, and joining his ranks is unthinkable, it soon becomes clear that if J|rgen does not accept the job, their income will be taken away. Then their children. And then their lives. Huntsville, Alabama, 1950 -- Twenty years later, J|rgen is one of many German scientists pardoned and granted a position in Americas space program. For Sofie, this is a chance to leave the horrors of her past behind. But when rumors about the Rhodes familys affiliation with the Nazi party spread among her new American neighbors, idle gossip turns to bitter rage, and the act of violence that results tears apart a family and leaves the community wondering -- is it an act of vengeance or justice?
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