Beyond the Shadow of Night

By: Ray Kingfisher

Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur, Brittany Wilkerson

In this epic tale of friendship and loss from the author of The Sugar Men, fate pushes childhood friends to opposite sides of a terrible war - but is forgiveness always possible?

Ukraine, 1923. On a small farm, two boys are born within days of each other, both Ukrainian, one Jewish. Mykhail and Asher grow up inseparable, together finding friendship, adventure and escape from the harshness of Russian rule. But after Asher’s family flees to Warsaw, their worlds are torn to shreds by the Second World War.

The war brings cruelty to both boys. Although Asher finds love in Warsaw, the city is far from the haven his family sought; meanwhile Mykhail becomes a victim of the bitter struggle for Ukraine. But worse follows, in the shape of the Treblinka death camp. There, both men must obey orders, and both find their morals compromised and their souls tortured.

The inhuman horrors they witness cast long shadows. Many years later, their paths cross once more, and each man must confront the legacy of his actions. When the darkest of secrets can no longer be kept hidden, can their friendship survive the final reckoning?

©2019 Ray Kingfisher. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Another great book from author

Really enjoyed this book. Parts so tragic and sad Ww2 fiction is my favorite genre. This was fiction but a story played out millions of times in real life for Jews and others deemed by hitler and nazis “not worthy of life”. A story of forgiveness and redemption and you won’t be sorry you read or listened. Great narrations with different accents

no regrets, but....

I really enjoyed this audio book, and narration was good. However, after reading several other books from the time period, this story is very similar. Also there are many times when dialogue is very predictable, they summarize information that doesn't read to be rehashed, etc. It doesn't happen a lot, but that's why a 4/5- not a great piece of literature, but entertaining.

Excellent book

Great book on friendship, family and love. I've read a lot of fiction books about WWII. This is one of my favorites.

Good story

fisrt audible, really liked, good story, easy to listen to, would recommend to others

Terrific

I went back and forth between the Kindle version and Audible and the story came alive. Wonderfully written and wonderfully performed, this experience will be with me for a long time.