Bibliograph

The school for German brides, a novel of World War II, Aimie K. Runyan

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The school for German brides, a novel of World War II, Aimie K. Runyan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The school for German brides

Oclc number

1310855967

Responsibility statement

Aimie K. Runyan

Sub title

a novel of World War II

Summary

Germany, 1939. After her mother's death, Hanna Rombauer is unwillingly matched with an SS officer. The independence her mother fostered in her is considered highly inappropriate as the future wife of an up-and-coming officer, and she is sent to a "bride school." Hanna is taught how to be a "proper" German wife, but the lessons of hatred, prejudice, and misogyny disturb her, and she is desperate to escape. For Mathilde Altman, a German Jewish woman, the war has torn her from her work, her family, and her new husband. She fights to keep her unborn baby safe, and is forced into hiding. When Hanna discovers Tilde near the school, the women take extraordinary risks to save the lives of mother and baby. -- adapted from back cover

Target audience

adult

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