Amazon.com description: Product Description: Nazi Germany was horrifying, especially to a young boy. Ernst grew up during the most turbulent, frightful, and destructive time in history. What we take for granted, for him, would have challenge his very core-his heart, soul, mind, and spirit. The love of family, his teacher, and his music would take him to the brink of death, where the only thing he could do was to cling to God and his violin. The Violin's Secret is not revised history. It does not suit the new pragmatic view of politically correct culture, but it is the truth revealed at a depth no one who reads it should ever forget. Every string and note played on his violin represents every heart that had to stand in fear and even death. This story is unforgettable and life changing.