Germany, 1940: Otto Quangel works hard as a factory foreman, doing his duty for the sake of his company if not for the Nazi Party; his wife, Anna, works quietly at home, steadfastly ignoring the atrocities happening around her. But when their son is killed at the front as part of Germany's push to take Paris, the couple makes the decision to stop being complacent in Hitler's regime, and start pushing back. Originally published in German in 1947 and based on a true story, this engrossing novel follows the heartbreaking and moving story of the Quangels, and every person their lives touch, enemy and ally alike.