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The German Wife
by Kelly Rimmer
Based on the true story of Operation Paperclip - a controversial secret US intelligence program that employed former Nazis after World War II, The German Wife follows two women through the pre-war days through the mid-1950s. Sofie von Meyer is a German woman appalled by what is happening to her country. As her two best friends - one Jewish and one married to a Nazi Party member - are torn from her in different ways, Sophie and her husband Jurgen are forced to confront their own morality and what it means to be complicit in a system of oppression. In the United States, Lizzie and her brother are struggling in the Texas Dust Bowl. As the war progresses, Lizzie and Henry are also tasked with making difficult choices and figuring out where they belong. After the war, Lizzie and Sophie's paths cross and it leads to an uncomfortable and difficult confrontation. I loved the way the novel continued to escalate the tension - both through the war and after. It was very well-written, well-researched, and I learned a lot about Operation Paperclip, which was not something I was familiar with at all.