When Morning Comes

About the Book

It's the summer of 1940, and night has fallen on Europe. A young woman whose family has taken refuge in France sees the nation that has defined itself as the cradle of human rights transformed by the menacing shadow of the Third Reich. As the Nazification of France proceeds, she is caught up with her lover in a Jewish resistance group that becomes part of a larger organization directed from London. A story of personal drama and political intrigue set against a wartime background meticulously researched and vividly portrayed.

About the Author

Rita Kramer?s previous books include Maria Montessori: A Biography and Flames in the Field: The Story of Four SOE Agents in Occupied France. She has written for the New York Times Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Partisan Review, Commentary and many other publications in the U.S. and abroad. Her short fiction has appeared in Story Quarterly and other literary reviews.