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And now for a fiction book that takes us back in time...
Synopsis:
Though twenty-one-year-old Karla Most manages to bag Saxton Perry, a virtual prince thirty years her senior, she has no idea how to live happily ever after, with or without him. Karla cannot get past her anger at having been deceived by her single, now-dead mother, Mutti, who―supposedly a “Holocaust victim,” complete with tattooed numbers―was in fact a German Christian who got into the United States by falsifying her background. So what does that make her daughter? Before she can answer that question, Karla must track down the actual story of her own existence.
Review:
Called "a modern Cinderella tale to an intriguing Holocaust mystery", I wasn't quite sure what to expect with this book! But it definitely fits under History Corner for today!
I almost gave up on the book early on, as there was good amount of set up, and while smart and funny, it wasn't grabbing my full attention. But then the history and past came sliding in, and AHA the light shone on just how good of a writer Ann is! WWII Germany suddenly came alive and so did the book's characters! From that point on I was hooked on finding out what the truth was and how Karla would handle it when she did find out. It was interesting to see how Ann set up how we see ourselves based on our history, which is that of our parents and grandparents, as much as our own, and how when something is false, there can be a house of cards effect. How we handle that is where WE as our own personalities come in, and add to the melting pot that makes each of us unique. if you;re looking for a smart read that will get you thinking this fall, THIS might be the book!
About the Author:
Ann Z. Leventhal is the author of Life-lines, a novel about a wife who runs away with her husband’s mistress. Her short stories, articles, poems, and reviews have appeared in Vignettes, The Georgia Review, Prairie Schooner, Christopher Street, The New York Times Book Review, and Publishers Weekly.
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