On the eve of worldwide conflict II, dual brothers are divided through the homicide of a German Jew, during this epic story from New York Times–bestselling writer Taylor Caldwell.

Karl Erlich loves his state. yet those are risky instances for Germany, whose terrible and downtrodden were seduced through an Austrian signal painter named Adolf Hitler. Karl’s dual brother, Kurt, a exclusive scientist, has already pledged his allegiance to the 3rd Reich, a regime that Karl unearths merciless and oppressive. yet he quickly has much more cause to worry: there's speak of the Nazis singling out the Jews for extermination. Karl and Kurt’s more youthful sister, Gerda, is engaged to Eric Rheinhardt, a German Jew. prior to Gerda and Eric can break out to the United States, Eric is arrested through the Gestapo.
 
Then the unthinkable occurs, and within the wake of searing tragedy, Karl cuts all ties together with his brother. A onetime candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature, he's now not in a position to write, consume, or sleep. His spouse, Therese, fears for his sanity. She is aware she needs to get her husband clear of the insanity that's now Germany. yet can she rescue her husband, who's swiftly turning into like their beleaguered Rhineland—inconsolable, fearful, and thirsting for revenge? As she seeks solutions, unknowingly thrusting herself into harm’s method, Therese will detect the strong ties that bind German to Jew, and are available to achieve that the one a method to save lots of Karl is to save lots of Germany.
 
Set within the years of the Nazis’ ascent to energy, Time now not is without delay a common and very own novel concerning the fight opposed to hate and worry which can increase a standard guy to impressive heights and the unassailable bond among brothers.