Rome, 1943: with the Nazi regime occupying the streets of Rome, British ballerina Julia Bradbury is stranded and forced to take refuge at a hospital on Tiber Island. She learns of a deadly sickness that is sweeping through the quarantine ward--a fake disease known only as Syndrome K. Alongside hospital staff, friars of the adjoining church, and two Allied medics, Julia risks everything to rescue Italian Jews from the deadly clutches of the Holocaust. When one little girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina arrives at their door, the group is determined to reunite the young dancer with her family. Present day: with the recent loss of her grandfather Delaney Coleman returns home to help her aging parents. When a mysterious Italian woman claims she owns one of the family's precious heirlooms, Delaney is compelled to uncover what's true of her grandfather's hidden past. -- Adapted from back cover.