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The Sunflower House [large print] : a novel / Adriana Allegri.

Allegri, Adriana, (author.).

Summary:

"In a sleepy German village, Allina Strauss's life seems idyllic: she works at her uncle's bookshop, makes strudel with her aunt, and spends weekends with her friends and fiance. But it's 1939, Adolf Hitler is Chancellor, and Allina's family hides a terrifying secret--her birth mother was Jewish, making her a Mischling. One fateful night after losing everyone she loves, Allina is forced into service as a nurse at a state-run baby factory called Hochland Home. There, she becomes both witness and participant to the horrors of Heinrich Himmler's ruthless eugenics program. Women of "pure" blood stayed in Lebensborn homes for the sole purpose of perpetuating the Aryan population, giving birth to thousands of babies who were adopted out to "good" Nazi families. Allina must keep her Jewish identity a secret in order to survive, but when she discovers the neglect occurring within the home, she's determined not only to save herself, but also the children in her care. When Allina meets Karl, a high-ranking SS officer with secrets of his own, the two must decide how much they are willing to share with each other and how much they can stand to risk as they join forces to save as many children as they can."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798891644373
  • Physical Description: 517 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
  • Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2025.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes author's note with background information.
Regular print version previously published by: St. Martin's Publishing Group.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-512).

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Subject:
Lebensborn e.V. (Germany) > Fiction.
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel > Officers > Fiction.
Jews > Germany > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women > Germany > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Nurses > Fiction.
Maternity homes > Fiction.
Eugenics > Germany > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Mischlinge (Nuremberg Laws of 1935) > Fiction.
Germany > History > 1933-1945 > Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Large print books.

Available copies

  • 7 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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