J.C. MaetisCritiques
Auteur de The Vienna Writers Circle
Critiques
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The Gestapo is looking for all the members of Freud’s Circle. I found this to be the most interesting part of the book. People went to extreme efforts to prevent the identities of the members of the Circle from being revealed. The thought of all the photos taken by friends and family ay gatherings of the Circle caused me to gasp. Any one of those photos could condemn them.
Julian Reisner, the cousins’ literary agent, worked quietly behind the scenes getting new identities for Jews so they could either leave the country or hide in plain sight.
I enjoyed the relationship between Josef and Deya Reynes, a Romani-gypsy woman. It provided a good balance for Josef who had to pacify the occupying forces while at the same time following his conscience. He was a friend to Mathias and helped him when he could even though he risked his own safety.
This story focuses heavily upon the lives of those with mixed ancestry, the mischlings. Many of them grew up as Catholics, but since they had Jewish ancestry Hitler considered them Jews. The second half of the book kept me on the edge of my seat. Amongst the betrayals and heartbreak, hope still flourished.