Jan 23rd, 2012 by Lisa
January Pick: Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
The Buttery Books book club pick for January is Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum.
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Here is the summary from JennaBlum.com:
For fifty years, Anna Schlemmer has refused to talk about her life in Germany during World War II. Anna’s daughter Trudy was only four when she and Anna were liberated from Nazi Weimar by an American soldier and went with him to Minnesota, so Trudy can’t remember much….but she has one piece of evidence from the past: a family portrait showing Trudy, Anna, and a Nazi officer, the Obersturmfuhrer of Buchenwald. Driven by the guilt of her heritage, Trudy, now a professor of German history, begins investigating the past and finally unearths the dramatic and heartbreaking truth of her mother’s life. Combining a story of passionate but doomed love, a vivid evocation of life during the war, and a poignant mother-daughter drama, New York Times bestseller Those Who Save Us is a profound exploration of what we endure to survive and the legacy of shame. |
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WWII is one of my favorite settings for historical fiction. I have had my eye on this one for a while and want to get to it soon. I will be interested to see what you think
Comment by TheBookGirl on January 24, 2012 at 7:48 am
I just finished it and it was really good. Books set during this time period never cease to horrify me and this one definitely delivers. I highly recommend it!
Comment by Lisa on January 24, 2012 at 12:38 pm