Sera is still recovering after being left at the altar two years previously. She immerses herself in her work and in finding a portrait she saw as a young girl - a portrait of a violinist with piercing blue eyes. As she searches for the painting, she meets William who may be the key to finding the missing portrait. Together, Sera and William search to unlock the mystery behind the painting's subject, Austrian violinist, Adele Von Braun.
How Adele goes from being a celebrated violinist in Austria and daughter of a high ranking member of the Third Reich to a prisoner at Auschwitz makes for a fascinating story. The book travels back and forth from the present time to the time of World War II. I thought the present day story of Sera and William not as engaging as I would have liked. However, I enjoyed reading this book for the story of Adele and how she went from a life of privilege to being a prisoner at Auschwitz. It is a story of beauty and hope in the midst of suffering and evil.
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