Revisiting the years of the Second World War， so cogently portrayed in her inspiring memoir， Love in the Time of War: A Remembering， Harriette S. Sherman returns， with an invitation to journey back once more to the events that shaped the world as we know it today. In A Star and A Cross， the devastating consequences of the Nazi policy of genocide echo through the generations， as one woman s quest to uncover the mystery of her family s disappearance reveals the depths of a tragedy. Through a child s life， three searchers are irrevocably intertwined in an uneasy alliance， when a journalist， an innkeeper， and a nun seek truth， understanding， and forgiveness together. A stunning denouement attempts to bring closure to the search， but leaves eternal questions about human nature unanswered. Profound， hard-hitting， and suspenseful， this touching novella penetrates the historical and the emotional， and confirms Harriette S. Sherman as a powerful storyteller.