Sixteen year old Inge lives with her parents in Munich. It is 1956 and food is still being rationed despite the war having ended years ago. On Inge’s birthday a letter is delivered through their door. The same thing has happened every year that she can remember and always on her birthday. But it is not for anyone in her house. It is for a girl called Kasia. Then a mysterious lady knocks on their door. Her father goes to the door and returns saying that she will not bother the family again. Inge sets out to work out the mystery of who Kasia is. She doesn’t like secrets in her home, but she needs to know why her patents are so stressed. She starts an investigation of her own and soon she finds out what her parents are keeping from her. She is heartbroken and seeks out more information. What she learns is disturbing and unbelievable. But it is the truth, a horrible truth that breaks her heart.
Inge is keeping a massive secret from her family as well. She has a boyfriend and would love to bring him to her house. But she knows that she cannot do that. Her boyfriend lives in an apartment with his father. His mother is dead, murdered by the Nazis just before the war ended. Inge visits them regularly and has meals with them. Her boyfriend is Jewish and her parents would not like her mixing with a Jew, even though he is kind, hardworking and well mannered. She receives great comfort from her boyfriend and his kind hearted father.
I really enjoyed this Young Adult novel. I thought it was very informative and poignant. It taught me facts about the Holocaust that I had never before heard about. It was so realistic, reading about Inge who wanted to know more about her family and her roots. The content actually shocked me but also kept me turning the pages. I had never heard of the Lebensborn programme and the evil of it was shaming, nauseating and unpalatable. This novel of Historical Fiction told the story of the stolen ones and was a great read at the same time. The novel was beautifully written with a range of diverse characters that will live in my heart forever. I am so grateful to my online reading group ‘Save the Page Bookclub’, especially those who voted to read this novel. It was that post that flagged up this novel for me to read. The ‘blurb’ was excellent and I knew straight away that I must buy this novel and read it.
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Ismay1012
Historical Fiction of the highest calibre: heart wrenching and informative. Great read
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 12 settembre 2021
Ismay1012
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 12 settembre 2021
Inge is keeping a massive secret from her family as well. She has a boyfriend and would love to bring him to her house. But she knows that she cannot do that. Her boyfriend lives in an apartment with his father. His mother is dead, murdered by the Nazis just before the war ended. Inge visits them regularly and has meals with them. Her boyfriend is Jewish and her parents would not like her mixing with a Jew, even though he is kind, hardworking and well mannered. She receives great comfort from her boyfriend and his kind hearted father.
I really enjoyed this Young Adult novel. I thought it was very informative and poignant. It taught me facts about the Holocaust that I had never before heard about. It was so realistic, reading about Inge who wanted to know more about her family and her roots. The content actually shocked me but also kept me turning the pages. I had never heard of the Lebensborn programme and the evil of it was shaming, nauseating and unpalatable. This novel of Historical Fiction told the story of the stolen ones and was a great read at the same time. The novel was beautifully written with a range of diverse characters that will live in my heart forever. I am so grateful to my online reading group ‘Save the Page Bookclub’, especially those who voted to read this novel. It was that post that flagged up this novel for me to read. The ‘blurb’ was excellent and I knew straight away that I must buy this novel and read it.
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Palace1970
good but lots of questions
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 19 gennaio 2022