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Chargement... The Lost Book of Bonn: A Novel (édition 2024)par Brianna Labuskes (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Lost Book of Bonn: A Novel par Brianna Labuskes
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  CassiesBooksReader | Mar 19, 2024 |   Gripping story about sisters who lived in Bonn just before WWII Annalise the older loved to hike and party with her friends in a group called the Edelweiss Pirates. Later they took more and more subversive action against the ruling Nazi party Christina, the younger sister liked to follow rules. She became a member of the Bund Deutscher Mädel, promoting young Aryan women who followed rules, who fit in, who presented the ideal woman who embraced her place in the social fabric. Widowed Emmy Clarke is a librarian who’s sent to Berlin in 1946 to look through the acres of books seized by the Nazis. Many are valuable. The scope of looting by the Nazis is phenomenal. Here she meets Major Wesley Arnold, part of the Monuments Men team. Emma chances upon a book on her first day that has an inscription, beginning “to Annelise” ending with Eitan.” Emmy senses a deeper story behind the inscription. Emmy is inspired to see if she can find out more about these people. The story moves from one character’s viewpoint to another’s —Annelise and Christina, Both interspersed with Emmy’s search in 19476. What it tells us is that not all people are the enemy and that when they stood together they might prevail. The story of the Aryan women married to Jews who protest against their husbands being detained and held in the Jewish community center on Rose Street, awaiting transportation, is harrowing and admirable. Such a sensitive novel about evil times that aren’t as cut and dried as we would wish. A superb read! A William Morrow ARC via NetGalley. Many thanks to the author and publisher. (  ) eyes.2c | Mar 16, 2024 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"Germany, 1946: Emmy Clarke is a librarian not a soldier. But that doesn't stop the Library of Congress from sending her overseas to Germany to help the Monuments Men retrieve and catalog precious literature that was plundered by the Nazis. The Offenbach Archival Depot and its work may get less attention than returning art to its rightful owners, but for Emmy, who sees the personalized messages on the inside of the books and the notes in margins of pages, it feels just as important. On Emmy's first day at work, she finds a poetry collection by Rainer Maria Rilke, and on the title page is a handwritten dedication: "To Annelise, my brave Edelweiss Pirate." Emmy is instantly intrigued by the story behind the dedication and becomes determined to figure out what happened. The hunt for the rightful owner of the book leads Emmy to two sisters, a horrific betrayal, and an extraordinary protest against the Nazis that was held in Berlin at the height of the war. Nearly a decade earlier, hundreds of brave women gathered in the streets after their Jewish husbands were detained by the Gestapo. Through freezing rain and RAF bombings, the women faced down certain death and did what so few others dared to do under the Third Reich. They said no. Emmy grapples with her own ghosts as she begins to wonder if she's just chasing two more. What she finds instead is a powerful story of love, forgiveness, and courage that brings light to even the darkest of postwar days"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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A well researched and well written book with realistic characters. This book includes historical information with interesting details of Jewish thoughts and culture. I thought some threads of the story were not quite complete. I think this book is appropriate for adults due to certain subjects.
I thought it unnecessary to accept, agree with, or praise the era of debauchery prior to Nazi regime. Recently, I have noticed some authors feel the need to write approvingly of homosexual behavior. That said,the Nazi response to the immorality of that time was extremely depraved. It’s the old story of a country's downfall. Appropriately this book describes some of the consequences and punishment for the evil crimes committed. The authors' research and notes were informative.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. I appreciate the opportunity and thank the author and publisher for allowing me to read, enjoy and review this book. 4 Stars (