<b>"Sundin shines in her newest novel. Her craft is inimitable, and her literary finesse radiates from every page."--</b><b><i>Booklist</i></b><b> starred review</b><br/><br/>When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity, assuming a new identity so he can secretly row messages for the Danish Resistance across the waters to Sweden. <br/><br/>American physicist Dr. Else Jensen refuses to leave Copenhagen and abandon her research--her life''s dream. While printing resistance newspapers, she hears stories of the movement''s legendary <i>Havmand</i>--the merman--and wonders if the mysterious and silent shipyard worker living in the same boardinghouse has something to hide.<br/><br/>When the Occupation cracks down on the Danes, these two passionate people will discover if there is more power in speech . . . or in silence. Bestselling author of more than a dozen WWII novels, Sarah Sundin offers pens another story of ordinary people