Inspiring, endearing, heart wrenching, and thought provoking.  Ellie Millwood has written a devastatingly beautiful story based on the little known life of violin virtuoso and Auschwitz-Birkenau women’s orchestra conductor, Alma Rose.  In a place where death was literally in the air, thanks to continuously working gas chambers and crematoriums, Alma used the power of music to bravely defy her German captors, save many lives, and renew a sense of hope amongst her peers.  This evocative story is well researched and eloquently blends fact with fiction to introduce us to a woman worthy of immense admiration.