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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
fast-paced
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Would you volunteer your womb for the Reich?
This novel dives deeply into a rarely explored, dark and ugly side of Nazi Germany. Young girls were housed in Lebensborn society homes throughout the country with the sole purpose of procreating and producing more "Aryan" children to fill the new Germany. Readers explore this strange world through the lenses of three women - Gundi, a young woman working in the resistance with her Jewish boyfriend, Hilde, a teenager trying to find her place in Hitler's world, and Irma, a nurse still reeling from the effects the Great War had on her personal and professional life. They all come together at a Lebensborn home called Heim Hochland.
I think the author describes it best in her Author's Note: "I love reading historical fiction because it allows me to learn about history through the more intimate lens of personal relationships." I always say I would have been a much better history student if HF was used in my history classes! The author's hope was also for this novel to: "provide fodder for discussions about the social environments that allow women's bodies to be politicized and commoditized." Powerful writing, gripping characters, and an exploration of a side of WWII most don't know about make this an engaging, if disturbing, read.
Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the ARC. Publishing date: October 11, 2022.
This novel dives deeply into a rarely explored, dark and ugly side of Nazi Germany. Young girls were housed in Lebensborn society homes throughout the country with the sole purpose of procreating and producing more "Aryan" children to fill the new Germany. Readers explore this strange world through the lenses of three women - Gundi, a young woman working in the resistance with her Jewish boyfriend, Hilde, a teenager trying to find her place in Hitler's world, and Irma, a nurse still reeling from the effects the Great War had on her personal and professional life. They all come together at a Lebensborn home called Heim Hochland.
I think the author describes it best in her Author's Note: "I love reading historical fiction because it allows me to learn about history through the more intimate lens of personal relationships." I always say I would have been a much better history student if HF was used in my history classes! The author's hope was also for this novel to: "provide fodder for discussions about the social environments that allow women's bodies to be politicized and commoditized." Powerful writing, gripping characters, and an exploration of a side of WWII most don't know about make this an engaging, if disturbing, read.
Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the ARC. Publishing date: October 11, 2022.
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
informative
sad
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
informative
sad
tense