Ellen Brazer

Hearts of Fire Ellen Brazer

Hearts of Fire is the prequel and extended version of Clouds Across the Sun, the award winning novel soon to be a major motion picture. Shadowing the lives of two families, Hearts of Fire begins with the Milch Twins. Raised in Berlin, Germany, they are classic products of poverty and abuse. Brilliant, handsome and despotic, one twin maneuvers his way into the twisted bowels of the Nazi inner circle. Simultaneously, we follow the life of a girl born into a pious Jewish family in Vilna, Poland. Gifted, beautiful and determined to become an actress, she makes the momentous decision to break with the traditions of her faith to pursue her dream. From pre-war Paris to post-war Russia, from the malaria-infested swamps of Israel to the greed-filled corridors of modern Washington, this historical saga is a story of duplicity and outrage, courage, termination, love and triumph.