Sorrow's Trace - Paperback

A FAMILY'S UNBREAKABLE BOND-IGNITING HOPE AMIDST THE ASHES.

Grief overshadows memories. Dreams are forgotten. The notion of normalcy seems impossible.

Autumn 1919. The country and the world strive to return to normalcy in the wake of war and disease. With new obligations, the Harvey family is spread across the globe.

Melania moves to Pennsylvania with her new husband. Her brother, Peter, begins the Occupation on the Rhine with the American Army, just as Mathias Harvey is returning from a German prison camp.

Melania soon wonders if she married too quickly, especially when troubles intensify for her parents in Minneapolis. Her marriage bond is tested when she returns to Minnesota to tend to family matters, and her husband argues fervently that her duty lies with him.

In Coblenz, Germany, Peter's head is turned by the beautiful but unassuming widow and mother, Christiane-the connection deeper than anything he's experienced. After discovering the awful secret she's been keeping, Peter leaves Germany with a broken heart.

Mathias faces obstacle after obstacle, making returning home to Minnesota seemingly insurmountable. He puts one foot in front of the other most days, yet he can't seem to manage to return to the life he had before.

Is a marriage made in the haste of post-war days strong enough to endure separation? Can love be built on a lie? And is hope enough to move past sorrow?