The German Girl: A Novel - Couverture souple

Correa, Armando Lucas

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ISBN 10 : 1501158783 ISBN 13 : 9781501158780

Editeur : Atria Books, 2016

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A stunningly ambitious and beautiful debut novel, perfect for fans of Sarah’s Key and All the Light We Cannot See, the story of a twelve-year-old girl’s harrowing experience fleeing Nazi-occupied Germany with her family and best friend, only to discover that the overseas asylum they had been promised is an illusion.

Before everything changed, Hannah Rosenthal lived a charmed life. But now, in 1939, the streets of Berlin are draped with red, white, and black flags; her family’s fine possessions are hauled away; and they are no longer welcome in the places that once felt like home. Hannah and her best friend, Leo Martin, make a pact: come what may, they promise to have a future together.

A glimmer of hope appears in the form of the St. Louis, a transatlantic liner that can provide Jews safe passage to Cuba. After a frantic search to obtain visas, the Rosenthals and the Martins depart on the luxurious ship bound for Havana. Life on board the St. Louis is like a surreal holiday for these refugees, with masquerade balls, exquisite meals, and polite, respectful service. But soon ominous rumors from Cuba overshadow the celebratory atmosphere, and the ship that once was their salvation seems likely to become their death sentence. Hannah and Leo must make an impossible choice or risk losing everything that matters.

Seven decades later in New York City, on her twelfth birthday, Anna Rosen receives a package from Hannah, a great-aunt she has never met but who raised her deceased father. In an attempt to piece together her father’s mysterious past, Anna and her mother travel to Havana to meet this elderly relative. Hannah tells them of her astonishing journey on the St. Louis and, for the first time, reveals how she and Leo honored the solemn pact they had made. By connecting the pain of the past to the mysteries of the present, Hannah gives her young great-niece a sense of their shared histories, forever intertwining their lives, honoring those they loved and cruelly lost.

Revue de presse

“Fascinating . . . a brilliant entrée into the souls, terrors, ardors, endeavors and hopeless valor of people who have been written off. . . . Now, in a new age of people in peril and adrift on the world’s seas, this magnificent novel—and the unexpected and intricate tragedies of its powerfully imagined characters—bespeaks this eternal injustice.” (Thomas Keneally, Bestselling author of Schindler’s List)

“An unforgettable and resplendent novel which will take its place among the great historical fiction written about World War II. Hannah Rosenthal will remain in your heart and her determination to tell the story of what she saw, lived, and lost will change the way you look at the world.” (Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife)

“powerful and affecting...that sheds light on a sorrowful piece of Holocaust history.” (Kirkus Reviews)

 “I found myself unable to put the book down.  I was able to identify with what my parents must have experienced first in Germany and later the St. Louis. . . . beautiful and heartbreaking.”  (Judith (Koepple) Steele, survivor of the St. Louis)

 "It was so true to our many life experiences... I became enthralled with the descriptions of the emotional turmoil that these characters endured.” (Eva (Safier) Wiener, survivor of the St. Louis)

 “A vital tribute to liberty, love and justice...one of the most fascinating and extraordinary literary events of recent times.” (Zoé Valdés, international bestselling author of The Weeping Woman)

“Profound and moving ...  This novel touched me personally, especially because it is written from the point of view of a girl, just like me, on the ship. This tragedy, ignored for so many years, contains a lesson the world must learn and never forget: compassion for refugees.” (Ana Maria (Karman) Gordon, survivor of the St. Louis)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Atria Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1501158783
• ISBN 13: 9781501158780
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368