How would you feel if, at age seventeen, the government removed you from school, evicted you from your home, looted your bank account and took all of your family's possessions, prevented your parents from working and then deported you and your loved ones to a prison camp run by brutal taskmasters? How would you feel if you suddenly lost contact with everyone that you know and love? How would you feel if you were sent to the most frightening place in the history of humankind, and then forced to perform unspeakable acts of horror in order to remain alive? Jacob's Courage It is a tender love story of two young adults living in Salzburg at the time when the Nazi war machine enters Austria. This thrilling novel explores the dazzling beauty of passionate young love, powerful faith and enduring bravery in a lurid world where the innocent are murdered. It is a commanding coming-of-age love story. You can read some of the reviews and see the video trailer here: http://jacobscourage.wordpress.com/. Jacob’s Courage is available in globally print and as an e-book, as well as from Mazo Publishers. Ranked #6 at Amazon under products tagged "Holocaust" and for "popularity," the novel resides in Holocaust museums throughout the world, including Yad Vashem and the USHMM. Two film companies have expressed an interest in the movie rights. Reviews include Jewish Book World and the Association of Jewish Libraries.
