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A review by jennie_cole
The Traitor by V.S. Alexander
3.0
The Traitor is the story of Natalya, a naturalized German citizen from Russia, who finds herself in the middle of an anti-Hitler movement in Munich in 1942. As an 18 year old Natalya does a tour on the eastern front as a nurse. When she returns to Munich she discovers that the friends she made in Russia are part of a group called The White Rose. Quickly Natalya becomes involved in spreading their word. However in 1943 she is caught and spends the next two years surviving in a Nazi prison and asylum.
Even though there have been some books and movies about Sophie Scholl and the White Rose I was not very familiar with them and hoped to learn more through this novel. This story is more about a fictional character and her WWII experience from 1942 through 1945 and not about the White Rose movement. I think I would have enjoyed the story more if it focused more on the movement and ended with the "end" of the group.
I would still recommend this novel to fans of WWII historical fiction. The story was different than most of the ones I have read lately. Usually the recent novels have been about British spies and this one is about "traitors" within German society.
Even though there have been some books and movies about Sophie Scholl and the White Rose I was not very familiar with them and hoped to learn more through this novel. This story is more about a fictional character and her WWII experience from 1942 through 1945 and not about the White Rose movement. I think I would have enjoyed the story more if it focused more on the movement and ended with the "end" of the group.
I would still recommend this novel to fans of WWII historical fiction. The story was different than most of the ones I have read lately. Usually the recent novels have been about British spies and this one is about "traitors" within German society.