AN ESCAPE October 1942, and following threats from a man who is obsessed with her, Frances Meyer, a young violin virtuoso, attempts to escape from France with her ailing Jewish husband. A RESCUE She is rescued from the cruel Atlantic Ocean by a German U boat setting out on patrol commanded by Kapitan Kristian Mueller A CLANDESTINE AFFAIR Despite an initial dislike, Frances and Mueller find, they cannot ignore the chemistry between them. IMPRISONMENT. Frances is torn from the arms of her lover by the SS and imprisoned. She befriends a young Jewish woman who teaches her the art of survival, but surviving a death camp is virtually impossible and even more so when there are those from both sides who want you dead.