In the summer of 1939 a brilliant high school graduate, Ted Sharron, from Tyler, Texas is taken to Poland by his uncle's fiancée, Chris Goldman, a child protégé. Ted is tutored by her as she has many secrets to learning. Ted's uncle, Aaron Jacobs, and his fiancée, Chris, had just finished their residency at New York General Hospital. Aaron takes them to their ship then leaves to give a dissertation at a medical conference. He is to follow in September. Once aboard the ship Ted discovers he has his uncle's suitcase instead of his own and must assume his uncle's identity. Germany invades Poland September 3, 1939. Ted and Chris are stranded and Aaron's trip to England is canceled. Ted is sent to a work camp in Germany, but is told by Chris to try to reach Berlin and to the medical school she graduated from. Ted makes a miraculous escape and makes his way to Berlin. There, he must assume his uncle's name as the German authorities are looking for him under his name. Ted is tutored by Chris and using his uncle's medical license becomes a doctor by working with Chris. Ted's stay in Germany is filled with intrigue and action as He is connected with the German resistance movement. His skilled hands are noted by the most noted plastic surgeon in Europe, Dr. Von Claus, and is brought under his wing where Ted makes his mark. The book laces a poignant love story with action and intrigue as both Ted and Chris make their way through World War Two.