When I wrote Songbird, I wanted to learn and write about what life was like for men and, in particular, women on the home front - the sacrifices that they made, the struggles they faced, and the changes they were forced to embrace. Now, I am researching for my next book, and it has taken to me to an odd place. What was life like for German women as the war was coming to an end? As a result, I learned about an atrocity that I didn’t know until last week even occurred. When the