Soon they’ll become pawns caught between two powerful enemies, on a journey with an unknown destination. But their stay in the walled city proves untenable when they find themselves dodging bombs and scavenging in the rubble. Not far away, trying and failing to flee from a vengeful army, Arno and his mother hide in the ruins of a Königsberg mansion, hoping that once the war ends they can reunite their dispersed family. Neither of them realizes his stories will prove crucial and prophetic.

He tells her of a besieged kingdom in the Baltic Sea from which spill the amber tears of a heartbroken queen. As they flee from the Soviet army, his enchanting folktales keep her mind off the cold, the hunger, and the horrors unfolding around them.

As battle lines are drawn and East Prussia’s borders vanish beneath them, they leave their farm and all they know behind for an uncertain future.īut Ilse also has Janusz, her family’s young Polish laborer, by her side. In the harshness of winter, her family must join the largest exodus in human history to survive. With war looming dangerously close, Ilse’s school days soon turn to lessons of survival. The boy grows up and reveals himself to be gifted, when he closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can-visions of all that’s yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous.From the bestselling author of The Murmur of Bees comes a transportive novel of two families uprooted by war and united by the bonds of love and courage. Locals Francisco and Beatriz adopted him and cared for him as their own. The baby was disfigured when it was found and the locals believed that Simonopio was kissed by the devil.

Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge and that baby would change the life of a small town in Mexico forever. Segovia is also the author of The Murmur of Bees. The thing that will carry them all through the war is hope. Their running leads to them becoming pawns that are caught between two powerful enemies. The story also sees Arno and his mother fleeing a vengeful army. They flee with Janusz, the family’s Polish laborer, who tells Ilse folktales to keep her mind off of their harsh reality. Now, the borders are beginning to vanish and Ilse and her family are forced to leave their farm behind. Ilse’s school days were lessons in survival with war looming. Tears of Amber is the story of two families uprooted by war that find themselves united by love and courage. If You Like Sofía Segovia Books, You’ll Love…

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