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The Sower of Black Field: Inspired by the True Story of an American in Nazi Germany
Paperback
Christian FictionGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction
Publisher: Times Arrow Press
Published: Jan 15 2025
Pages: 358
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
GOLD MEDAL for Religious Fiction-2024 Readers' Favorite Awards
CATEGORY WINNER for Religious Fiction-2024 American Writing Awards
A compelling exploration of faith and resistance in the face of oppression. -Kirkus Reviews
Throughout the Third Reich, millions of Germans pledged allegiance to Adolf Hitler. In the Bavarian village of Schwarzenfeld, they followed an American citizen.
Fr. Viktor Koch, C.P., has quietly ministered to the people of Schwarzenfeld throughout the war. In a time of oppression, he has struggled to keep their faith alive, despite the watchful eyes of Nazi authorities.
As he peacefully resists efforts to end his missionary work, Fr. Viktor wrestles with his German heritage and identity. Why does he feel rooted in Germany? Is he following a higher calling or bound by the mystical forces of his ancestry? Awakened to the tyranny of Nazi rule, his followers risk prison to express their dissent. Relying upon his ingenuity to protect them, Fr. Viktor finds a grudging ally in a Nazi charity worker who confiscated his monastery.
In April 1945, American liberators arrived in Schwarzenfeld and made a gruesome discovery: the SS had left a mass grave of concentration camp victims on the village's border. Enraged by the sight, the American commander holds the town responsible. He issues a chilling ultimatum-the villagers must dig up and properly bury each of the 140 corpses within 24 hours, or every German man in town will be executed.
With time running out, Fr. Viktor must perform a miracle. He must convince his countrymen that his followers are not the enemy. Their humanity is still intact. And most of all, they are innocent.
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