All She Ever Wished For: a Heartbreaking Family Drama Based on a True Story

In a life full of hardship and strife, all she ever really wished for was to be loved. Ukraine, 1941. Ever since she was born, Bella Kaplan could not please her strict and unloving mother, Nina. Stubborn and wild, Bella was the exact opposite of her perfect older sister, Sofia. Life for Bella was already difficult, but everything took a turn for the worse when the Nazis entered her hometown, forcing her and her family to flee. Years later, returning home after the war, they discover a ruined house and a life they must rebuild from scratch.Living in poverty and constantly berated by her mother, Bella learns not to expect much from life. But despite the hardships and cruelty she faces, deep down in her heart, she knows she deserves better. She knows she deserves to be loved.Fed up with following Nina’s orders, Bella decides to leave everything behind and build a life for herself. She enrolls in a university in a faraway city and falls for Anatoly, a handsome young man her mother would never approve of, simply because he is not Jewish.But just when Bella thinks she finally has it all, her life begins to unravel. Between an alcoholic husband and a son who resents her, Bella cannot escape her mother’s scathing judgment. Can Bella live the life she always wanted? Or will she always be haunted by the one thing she most desired—her mother’s love?All She Ever Wished For is based on the true story of a woman’s journey toward self-acceptance, independence and forgiveness, perfect for fans of Kelly Rimmer and Barbara Davis.