1943In the throes of WWII, German soldier, Johannes Gertner is captured in Egypt and sent to Camp 23 — a prisoner of war camp in the wilds of Canada’s boreal forest. Far from Rommel’s Afrika Korps, Johannes forms an unlikely friendship with a black bear, and Alfred—an anti-Nazi philosopher. But when tragedy strikes camp, Johannes is relocated to a Canadian farm.Under the watchful eye of Violet Earle — the farmer’s 16-year-old daughter — Johannes escapes the ...