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Author(s): Louise Fein

Location(s): Leipzig

Genre(s): Historical, Fiction

Era(s): 1930s

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Leipzig, 1930s Germany

Hetty Heinrich is a perfect German child. Her father is an SS officer, her brother in the Luftwaffe, herself a member of the BDM. She believes resolutely in her country, and the man who runs it.

Until Walter changes everything. Blond-haired, blue-eyed, perfect in every way Walter. The boy who saved her life. A Jew.

Anti-semitism is growing by the day, and neighbours, friends and family members are turning on one another. As Hetty falls deeper in love with a man who is against all she has been taught, she begins to fight against her country, her family and herself. Hetty will have to risk everything to save Walter, even if it means sacrificing herself…

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Author: Tina Hartas

The book has been published in thirteen territories and has also been shortlisted for two major literary prizes – the RSL Christopher Bland prize, 2021 and the RNA Historical Novel of the Year Award,...

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