Publication Date: November 10, 2025
Inspired by the incredible true events of Operation Seven, where a handful of Jewish citizens escaped Berlin in 1942 by posing as German intelligence agents. A beautifully emotional and action-packed historical novel about a forbidden love affair, unfathomable courage and the power of never losing hope.
Leonore: An aspiring journalist, Leonore cannot believe she’s now undergoing covert training to be a German agent. Her instructors have no idea she is Jewish. With her family gone, she refuses to wear the yellow star. And this secret mission to escape Berlin is her last chance to be free…
Knut: Lieutenants Knut and Bernd have fallen in love in stolen moments. Bernd, with his warm brown eyes, is Knut’s last safe place in a regime built to hate who he is. They pretend to be loyal to their Nazi superiors. But their real mission—recruiting Jewish agents to smuggle them out of the country—has only just begun.
Michaela: As a Jewish doctor banned from practicing, the threat of deportation looms. But what about her two precious little girls, living in secret with their Aryan aunt outside Berlin? She must put all her faith in Knut and Bernd if she’s ever to see them again… with no idea if she can really trust the two softly spoken men in Nazi uniforms, posing as a German spy is her only option.
Hope forges unlikely friendships between the people of Operation Seven. But when the cover of the entire group is threatened, will they make it across the border to Switzerland in time?
Fans of The Nightingale, All the Light We Cannot See and Kate Quinn will be totally swept away.
Amid the horror of Nazi Germany, an effort unfolds to transport a group of Jews out of the country safely.
Author Marion Kummerow captures the intricate planning against a backdrop of peril in The Last Safe Place. The yellow star on their clothes puts these people at risk of being taken by the Gestapo.
The storyline builds separate narratives that are woven effectively. From the officers of the Abwehr who launched Operation Seven to the nine Jews impacted, their struggles illustrate a time period rife with adversity.
The eclectic group of refugees consists of a diverse mix, including a Jewish doctor whose safety net disappears after her Aryan husband’s death, two Jewish lawyers/war veterans and their families, and a bold young woman with several close calls.
The Last Safe Place delivers a captivating story about a resistance movement from within the Nazi ranks focused on saving Jews instead of persecuting them.
Marion Kummerow was born and raised in Germany, before she set out to “discover the world” and lived in various countries. In 1999 she returned to Germany and settled down in Munich where she’s now living with her family.
Inspired by the true story about her grandparents, who belonged to the German resistance and fought against the Nazi regime, she started writing historical fiction, set during World War II. Her books are filled with raw emotions, fierce loyalty and resilience. She loves to put her characters through the mangle, making them reach deep within to find the strength to face moral dilemma, take difficult decisions or fight for what is right. And she never forgets to include humor and undying love in her books, because ultimately love is what makes the world go round.
