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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Half a book I would have to agree with the previous reviewer in that this did feel like a half-written book that created four open-ended stories that only hung together tentatively, and which did not resolve themselves. I was not aware of the Lebensborn (Fountain of Life) policy so found this aspect of the book particularly interesting. However, this was not explored in much depth and I was left feeling a bit short changed. The author herself had to write a note at the end of the book giving more explanation of... more info
Mixed bag of faults and strengths Story of four generations of a family with a secret written through the narrative voice of each generation as a six year old. The secret turned out to be the 'legal' abduction of the main character by Nazis because of her blond features being a prototyype of Arian. Based on a true policy intitative known as the 'Fountain of Life' that affected some 250,000 children, the book covers a fascinating and little known abuse, but the plot fails to satisfy my curiousity or convince me. The first narrative - in the... more info
