The Point of Light

by John Ellsworth

Book Overview

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, and The Nightingale comes a historical novel about one woman's gallant, fearless search for war crimes evidence during the most terrible times of World War II. May 1940 - Paris. On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Claire hears the devastating news: the German army has invaded her homeland, and her beloved Paris has fallen. Within months, her life is turned upside-down. She takes in an orphaned Jewish toddler only days before her beloved German-born husband Remy is forcibly conscripted into the Nazi army. In desperation she connects with other young members of the French Resistance, determined to fight back in whatever way she can. Armed only with her wits and her 35mm camera, she looks for the one photograph that will expose the Nazi horror for what it is. When her rebellion is discovered and Claire is sent to Auschwitz, she knows her moment has arrived. A Nazi officer, hiding in the shadows of Auschwitz, commits an unspeakable atrocity, a war crime. Can Claire help bring down the beast who emerged from Auschwitz? Or will her secret evidence die with her as the SS hunts her down?The Point of Light is part of the Historical Fiction series, a collection of John Ellsworth wartime novels. If you love page-turners with thrills, clandestine plotting and a dash of romance, dive into these books today From USA TODAY bestseller, John Ellsworth. AMAZON HAS SAID, "WE ARE INSPIRED BY THE SUCCESS OF THIS WRITER AND HOW HE IS DELIGHTING READERS"--AMAZON PRESS RELEASE 10/15/18

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1090225822
• ISBN13: 9781090225825
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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I enjoyed the book. However I am distressed that the German soldier who was enlisted by his dad seems to have gotten off very lightly. From what I have read he would not have been released to gather information. Which he stopped quickly. I think it would be possible that he was allowed to live at all based on cooperation. I think he would have been executed. He sent Jews to their deaths for two years. I think doing this because Daddy made him wore thin. I appreciate seeing his guilty conscience but look at what he did!!