''For Such a Time'' is the 2014 debut novel by Kate Breslin. The novel was considered controversial because of its subject matter of a

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Plot

In 1944, a blue-eyed, blonde Jewish woman, Hadassah Benjaminm, is saved from a firing squad and forced into service by Colonel Aric von Schmidt of the SS. At a

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, Hadassah hides behind a false identity in order to survive as Colonel Aric’s secretary.

References

External links

Baker Publishing Group
* 2014 American novels American romance novels Christian novels English-language novels Novels set during World War II 2014 debut novels Historical romance novels {{2010s-WWII-novel-stub