Far Above Rubies A Novel Cynthia Polansky On the morning of May 10, 1940, the last thing Sofie Rijnfeld expected was the sky to start raining German paratroopers. She and Jan, her husband of three years, were living contentedly with Jan’s six daughters in Amsterdam. Life held the promise of a bright future for the Rijnfelds . . . until the German occupation of Holland and a six-pointed star made of yellow cloth with the word “Jood” in the middle ... FAR ABOVE RUBIES is a story of one woman’s courage in the nightmarish hell of Hitler’s regime, and her determination to survive it. As the Nazi persecution of Europe’s Jewry escalates, all six Rijnfeld girls are called up for deportation. Rather than allow her stepdaughters to venture alone to an arcane fate, Sofie insists on accompanying them, ignoring the dangerous implications. After several months in a Dutch transit camp, they are transported to Auschwitz where Sofie discovers a strength and ingenuity she never knew she had. But can her indomitable spirit help keep her daughters alive? Sofie’s fortitude will be put to the test many times during the war. But even so strong a woman as Sofie is not left unscathed by the horrors of the Holocaust. Had her decision to go with her stepdaughters been the right one? This is the story of a woman who refuses to be bested by circumstances. Like a phoenix, she rises from the ashes of tragedy to triumph as a heroine who calls to mind this passage from Proverbs, “A woman of valor who can find? For her price is FAR ABOVE RUBIES.” “Polansky has written a good and important story here...at times it felt as if Polansky herself was there. The writing is very good... very vivid and well-done... it struck a lot of authentic emotional notes...great job!” Writer’s Digest  “Everyone should know about this time in our history and Far Above Rubies provides an intriguing glimpse into those years we should never forget.” - Conny Bryceland for ScribesWorld.com ISBN-13: 978-0-9772927-1-4 ISBN-10: 0-9772927-1-1 $29.95 (In Canada: $35.95) Entertainment / Collectible. Trade Paperback. 315 pages, 8.5 X 11 Publisher: Bangzoom Publishers. March 2006 home about us distribution services titles/products clients