Cathy A. Lewis

Based on the true story of the S.S. St. Louis, Some Came By Ship - 6 Years Later, Germany 1939, revisits a world on the brink of terror. As the S.S. St. Louis leaves the Port of Hamburg in May 1939, carrying Jewish refugees seeking sanctuary, the harrowing shadows of the past loom large.

While fictionalized, the author reveals a previously untold historical truth about the S.S. St. Louis.

Fans of The Road We Took - 4 Days in Germany 1933 will reunite with beloved characters navigating danger and moral complexity. This gripping historical fiction novel weaves a tale of courage, love, and justice against history’s darkest chapters.

Maddie, a gifted violinist, is torn between her passion for music and haunting memories of Nazi encounters. Her chance to perform with Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra becomes a crucible of self-discovery.

Amid turmoil, Wolfie and Buster, vying for Maddie’s heart, must join forces to confront a sinister Nazi plot, Operation Sunshine, which fore-shadows the impending horror.

The world’s refusal to help this one ship ignites the flame that gives the Nazis the green light to proceed with their diabolical plans to annihilate Europe’s Jewish populations.