Chapter 19
It seemed like Anna worked around the clock since Professor Scherer had promoted her. Driven by the need to succeed, she didn’t mind that her social life had been reduced to zero. It wasn’t like there were many fun things to do anyways. Since Stalingrad a year ago there had been more or less a permanent ban on dancing. Approved motion pictures were usually disguised propaganda, and one never knew if the favorite restaurant would still be standing the next day.
Due to her workload, she hadn’t visited Mutter and Ursula for an entire week, and even going out with Peter had taken a backseat to her work. On the one hand she longed to spend more time with him, but on the other hand she knew she’d have to confront her inner demons first, should she spend more time with him. He wouldn
