The Vanishing Sky Binder, L. Annette Summary 'A heartbreaking portrait of an ordinary family shattered by a war they didn't want' The Times They've wrecked the world, these men, and still they're not done. 'A heartbreaking portrait of an ordinary family shattered by a war they didn't want' The Times They've wrecked the world, these men, and still they're not done. They'd take the sky if they could. Germany, 1945, and the bombs are falling. In Heidenfeld, Etta and her husband Josef roam an empty nest: their eldest son Max is fighting on the frontlines, while fifteen-year-old Georg has swapped books for guns at a Nürnberg school for the Hitler Youth. At home, news of the war provokes daily doses of fear as the planes grow closer, taking one city after the next. When Max is unexpectedly discharged, Etta is relieved to have her eldest home and safe. But soon after he arrives, it's clear that the boy who left is not the same returned. With Georg a hundred miles away and a husband confronting his own difficult feelings toward patriotic duty, Etta alone must gather the pieces of a splintering family, determined to hold them together in the face of an uncertain future. Perfect for fans of Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Motherhood Books, War Story Fiction, Military Romance Books. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 288 pages · Paperback By Binder, L. Annette Details ISBN: 9781526616746 Author: Binder, L. Annette Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Language: English Publication date: 8 July 2021 Condition: New About the authors Binder, L. Annette and L. Annette Binder · Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing More about this book Reviews 'A heartbreaking portrait of an ordinary family shattered by a war they didn't want' The Times They've wrecked the world, these men, and still they're not done.