The German House: Indie Next Pick – A Powerful Coming-of-Age

The German House: Indie Next Pick – A Powerful Coming-of-Age Story About a Translator Exposing Family Lies at the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials

As seen in theÂ New York Times Book Review.Â A December 2019 Indie Next Pick!Â Set against the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963, Annette Hessâ€™s international bestseller is a harrowing yet ultimately uplifting coming-of-age story about a young female translatorâ€”caught between societal and familial expectations and her unique ability to speak truth to powerâ€”as she fights to expose the dark truths of her nationâ€™s past.If everything your family told you was a lie, how far would you go to uncover the truth? For twenty-four-year-old Eva Bruhns, World War II is a foggy childhood memory. At the warâ€™s end, Frankfurt was a smoldering ruin, severely damaged by the Allied bombings. But that was two decades ago. Now it is 1963, and the cityâ€™s streets, once cratered are smooth and paved. Shiny new stores replace scorched rubble. Eager for her wealthy suitor, JÃ¼rgen Schoormann, to propose, Eva dreams of starting a new life away from her parents and sister. But Evaâ€™s plans are turned upside down when aÂ fieryÂ investigator, David Miller, hires her as a translator for a war crimes trial.As she becomes more deeply involved in the Frankfurt Trials, Eva begins to question her familyâ€™s silence on the war and her future. Why do her parents refuse to talk about what happened? What are they hiding? Does she really love JÃ¼rgen and will she be happy as a housewife? Though it means going against the wishes of her family and her lover, Eva, propelled by her own conscience , joins a team of fiery prosecutors determined to bring the Nazis to justiceâ€”a decision that will help change the present and the past of her nation.
Country USA
Brand HarperVia
Manufacturer HarperVia
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2020-10-20

Country	USA
Brand	HarperVia
Manufacturer	HarperVia
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2020-10-20

The German House: Indie Next Pick – A Powerful Coming-of-Age Story About a Translator Exposing Family Lies at the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials

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