NLY THE BRAVE BY DANIELLE STEEL – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Danielle Stee
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- Genre: Historical Fiction
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Even at eighteen, in 1937, Sophia Alexander knew that things in Germany
had changed in the past four years since the Nazis had come to power.
There had been many changes in her life too, although her family was not
Jewish. They were defined now as “Aryan.” These days, with even one
Jewish grandparent, whether by faith or origin, a person was considered
non-Aryan.
Sophia’s life in Berlin had altered dramatically ever since her mother fell
ill with tuberculosis when she was sixteen, two years earlier. She had been
cared for at home for the first year of her illness and was now in a
sanatorium for people with tuberculosis. Sophia visited her several times a
week. Her younger sister Theresa, sixteen now, went to see her less often,
and her father was so busy he hardly had time to visit.
Sophia was the
family member who went the most frequently. She was a serious student,
but always made time to see her mother, as often as she could. Sophia and
Theresa went to the same school. Sophia was in the final months of high
school, and Theresa had two more years after this one and hated every
moment she spent in class. Sophia was a star student.
Their mother, Monika Alexander, was a gentle person, and had always
had fragile health. She was a delicate beauty, and adored her daughters.
Sophia had long, serious talks with her, and often read to her, as her mother
lay in her bed with her eyes closed until she fell asleep, and then Sophia
would leave. As soon as her mother was taken to the sanatorium, Sophia
had promised her that she would take care of her sister and father, and she
had kept her promise and grown up quickly. When she turned eighteen, she
had learned to drive. Her father let her use the car, which made Sophia’s
visits easier, since the sanatorium was outside the city.
Sophia’s father, Thomas Alexander, was a famous surgeon, and had his
own private hospital. People came to see him for complicated procedures
from all over Europe. He practiced general surgery and was highly skilled.
It frustrated him that he couldn’t cure his wife, but with rest and the
medicines available to them, he was hoping she would have a full recovery.
Sophia was worried about her. Her mother seemed so frail. She slept a great
deal but awoke with delight when her oldest daughter was visiting her,
which she did faithfully.
At home, Sophia had taken full charge of her sister, who needed a strong
hand to manage her. Theresa took full advantage of how busy their father
was and her mother’s absence to flirt with every man who crossed her path.
Men seemed to fall at her feet like ripe apples, much to her older sister’s
amazement. Sophia had always been shy, like her mother. She was a darkhaired beauty with huge green eyes, and always looked serious. The men
who pursued Theresa didn’t notice Sophia, and she wasn’t a flirt. If one
looked closely, Sophia was in fact more beautiful. She had perfect
aristocratic features, a long, graceful neck, and elegant posture.
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