Beneath a Starless Sky, Tessa Harris
Beneath a Starless Sky, Tessa Harris
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Beneath a Starless Sky

Author: Tessa Harris

Narrator: Bea Holland

Unabridged: 12 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ Digital

Published: 02/04/2021

Synopsis

‘A gripping WW2 story of love, betrayal and courage…This novel will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions… A great read!’ – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Munich: Smoke filled the air. Lilli Sternberg’s quickening heart sounded an alarm as she rounded the street corner. Lifting her gaze to the rooftops, a roaring blaze of thick flames engulfed the side of the building and joined the stars to fill the black sky. Her father’s shop was no more. Lilli Sternberg The Nazi party are gaining power and the threats to Jewish families increasing. Even Lilli’s family shop was torched because of their faith. When Lilli meets during a chance encounter, her heart soars. He is the perfect gentleman and her love for him feels like a bright hope under a bleak sky. But battle lines are being drawn, and Marco has been spotted by the Reich as an officer with potential. Lilli means more to him than anything and he knows he must find a way out. With their lives on the line, will Marco and Lilli survive the growing Nazi threat, or do they risk losing everything in the fight to be free? An absolutely gripping and emotional historical fiction novel about love, courage and betrayal for fans of and ‘ It is a book that will make you feel, hopeful, faithful, and sometimes angry that humans can be so cruel.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘, it'll stay with me for a long time.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘…!’ – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ – forbidden romance, heartbreak, glamour and a really interesting pre-WW2 setting.’ – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Readers LOVE !

About Tessa Harris

Tessa Harris is the author of the acclaimed Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries, including Secrets in the Stones and The Anatomist's Apprentice, and the Constance Piper Mystery series, including The Sixth Victim and The Angel Makers. A graduate of Oxford University with a history degree, Tessa has also been a journalist and editor, contributing to many national publications such as the Times and the Telegraph. She has also acted as a literary publicist for several well-known authors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren on June 23, 2021

Lilli Sternberg lives in Munich with her father Jacob, mother Golda and younger brother Leon. Her family are Jewish, things have just started to get tense in the city, and Lilli is studying ballet and she’s an extremely talented dancer. Lilli meets a young career army officer Marco Zeiller, they fal......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on August 18, 2021

Beneath a Starless Sky by Tessa Harris is a gripping, exciting, and very emotional story set in Europe before, during, and after World War II. It follows the story of Jewish ballet dancer Lilli Sternberg as she rises to stardom in Hollywood and after an injury, she becomes a spy. Lilli works hard at......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on January 24, 2021

Beneath a Starless Sky by Tessa Harris is an excellent pre-WWII era historical fiction that has it all: action, history, suspense, a transcontinental and spanning narrative, and romance. This is the first novel that I have read by this author, and I am now most certainly a fan. I really enjoyed read......more

Goodreads review by Julia on December 03, 2020

Beneath A Starless Sky by Tessa Harris is a powerful historical novel set during the 1930’s and World War II years mainly in Munich. The reader witnesses the terrible persecution of the Jewish people as the horrific gradually becomes the acceptable. There are some brave souls who although they spot w......more

Goodreads review by Janilyn on August 27, 2021

If you love the time period of the 1930s this is the book for you. It’s Jammed full of deceit, love, betrayal, and repressive political rule. Two lovers find each other in an impossible time where their feelings are forbidden. Lily traverses the Atlantic and rubs elbows with some of,the most famous......more

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