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German House by Annette Hess (2020, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062910302
ISBN-139780062910301
eBay Product ID (ePID)15038257737
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Book TitleGerman House
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Literary, Historical
Publication Year2020
GenreFiction
AuthorAnnette Hess
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight8.9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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ReviewsFrom the first page THE GERMAN HOUSE creates a movie in the reader's mind and it doesn't tear off until the last chapter., "A strong debut... the highlight is Eva, a complex and thoughtful woman who finds herself in the midst of a significant moment in history." -- Publishers Weekly "From the first page THE GERMAN HOUSE creates a movie in the reader's mind and it doesn't tear off until the last chapter." -- Der Spiegel / Literaturspiegel, Claudia Voigt "No one knows how to turn contemporary history into perfect entertainment like screenwriter Annette Hess." -- Extra, Brigitte Bücher "With the story of the young translator Eva, Annette Hess, like in her screenplays, makes contemporary history tangible, fills it with life. . . . The name Annette Hess warrants exceptional quality." -- Stern, Kester Schlenz "It's a rare thing to read a historical novel that feels so tangible and real. Here we are, almost 50 years later and far, far away from Frankfurt and yet the novel seamlessly transports us to a different time and place. Every scene is described like a painting so much so that we become part of the scene." -- Yedioth, Isreal "Questions of complicity and culpability are resolved by prosecutors and daughters alike in Hess' reveal of large truths which are obscured by larger lies." -- Kirkus Reviews
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Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal833.92
SynopsisThe novel behind the Disney-produced Hulu Original Series The Interpreter of Silence As seen in the New York Times Book Review. A December 2019 Indie Next Pick! Set against the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963, Annette Hess's international bestseller is a harrowing yet ultimately uplifting coming-of-age story about a young female translator--caught between societal and familial expectations and her unique ability to speak truth to power--as she fights to expose the dark truths of her nation'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 war'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 city's streets, once cratered are smooth and paved. Shiny new stores replace scorched rubble. Eager for her wealthy suitor, Jürgen Schoormann, to propose, Eva dreams of starting a new life away from her parents and sister. But Eva's plans are turned upside down when a fiery 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 family'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 Jürgen 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 justice--a decision that will help change the present and the past of her nation. Translated from the German by Elisabeth Lauffer, As seen in the New York Times Book Review. A December 2019 Indie Next Pick! Set against the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963, Annette Hess's international bestseller is a harrowing yet ultimately uplifting coming-of-age story about a young female translator-caught between societal and familial expectations and her unique ability to speak truth to power-as she fights to expose the dark truths of her nation'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 war'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 city's streets, once cratered are smooth and paved. Shiny new stores replace scorched rubble. Eager for her wealthy suitor, Jürgen Schoormann, to propose, Eva dreams of starting a new life away from her parents and sister. But Eva's plans are turned upside down when a fiery 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 family'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 Jürgen 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 justice-a decision that will help change the present and the past of her nation., The novel behind the Disney-produced Hulu Original Series The Interpreter of Silence As seen in the New York Times Book Review. A December 2019 Indie Next Pick! Set against the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963, Annette Hess's international bestseller is a harrowing yet ultimately uplifting coming-of-age story about a young female translator--caught between societal and familial expectations and her unique ability to speak truth to power--as she fights to expose the dark truths of her nation'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 war'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 city's streets, once cratered are smooth and paved. Shiny new stores replace scorched rubble. Eager for her wealthy suitor, Jürgen Schoormann, to propose, Eva dreams of starting a new life away from her parents and sister. But Eva's plans are turned upside down when a fiery 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 family'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 Jürgen 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 justice--a decision that will help change the present and the past of her nation. Translated from the German by Elisabeth Lauffer
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- Aug 06, 2021
Why wasn't Hitler stopped by the German People?
On visits to Germany, the home of all my ancestors, I visited the Dachau concentration camp historical site. From descriptions of Auschwitz, they were quite similar. The village of Dachau is just a few kilometers from the historical concentration camp that had a crematorium, a railroad line that brought the victims, representative buildings that housed the " prisoners" , the medical facilities, the "showers" where people were gassed, the barbecue fence surrounding the camp. There was a museum that had pictures taken by the Nazis (whowere excellent record keepers) and other items recovered at the camp. The rail terminal sign Arbeit Macht Frei (work makes you free) is permanently imprinted in my mind. The questions that weren't answered were: Why did the German people who weren't Nazis do something to stop the atrocities? Couldn't the nearby villagers smell the burning flesh and hear the pleas and cries of those brought there to be eliminate? How could the rest of the world ignore what was transpiring for so long? Finally, decades later I found this book and am beginning to get my questions answered. They had to suppress those memories to go on living themselves. They couldn't believe what their eyes, ears an mind was telling them was happening. And yet it continues. Bashar al-Assad is exterminating Syrians and his London born and educated wife hasn't done anything to stop those atrocities, not has any other country in the free world. Afghanistan and other middle eastern countries are being taken over by the Taliban who are eliminating all women's freedoms while the world appears to be helpless to do anything to stop them. In our own country, we are unable to contain the gun violence in the cities and elsewhere. Like the Germans who HAD to ignore what the Nazis were doing, we Americans HAVE to ignore what's transpiring in the rest of the world as well as the gun violence so WE can survive.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
