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The German Girl: A Novel
The German Girl: A Novel
The German Girl: A Novel
Audiobook10 hours

The German Girl: A Novel

Written by Armando Lucas Correa

Narrated by Joy Osmanski

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

Featured in Entertainment Weekly, People, The Millions, and USA TODAY

“An unforgettable and resplendent novel which will take its place among the great historical fiction written about World War II.” —Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife


A young girl flees Nazi-occupied Germany with her family and best friend, only to discover that the overseas refuge they had been promised is an illusion in this “engrossing and heartbreaking” (Library Journal, starred review) debut novel, perfect for fans of The Nightingale, Lilac Girls, and The Tattooist of Auschwitz.

Berlin, 1939. Before everything changed, Hannah Rosenthal lived a charmed life. But now the streets of Berlin are draped in ominous flags; her family’s fine possessions are hauled away; and they are no longer welcome in the places they once considered home. A glimmer of hope appears in the shape of the St. Louis, a transatlantic ocean liner promising Jews safe passage to Cuba. At first, the liner feels like a luxury, but as they travel, the circumstances of war change, and the ship that was to be their salvation seems likely to become their doom.

New York, 2014. On her twelfth birthday, Anna Rosen receives a mysterious package from an unknown relative in Cuba, her great-aunt Hannah. Its contents inspire Anna and her mother to travel to Havana to learn the truth about their family’s mysterious and tragic past.

Weaving dual time frames, and based on a true story, The German Girl is a beautifully written and deeply poignant story about generations of exiles seeking a place to call home.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 18, 2016
ISBN9781508226840
Author

Armando Lucas Correa

Armando Lucas Correa is an award-winning journalist, editor, author, and the recipient of several awards from the National Association of Hispanic Publications and the Society of Professional Journalism. He is the author of the international bestseller The German Girl, which is now being published in seventeen languages and has sold more than one million copies; The Daughter’s Tale; and The Night Traveler, for which he was awarded the Cintas Foundation Creative Writing Fellowship. He lives in New York City with his husband and their three children. Visit ArmandoLucasCorrea.com.    

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The German Girl was a surprise. A deep study of several generations of Jews who were able to escape Nazi Germany only to learn there was no sanctuary anywhere.

    The cruise ship supplied to provide them safe passage becomes a prison and eventually a mortuary. A young girl and her mother finally gain refuge on the island of Cuba, about as far from Germany and anyone and anything they know as it is possible to get.

    The tale follows those two and succeeding generations and is one answer to 'what happened after, to those who escaped the Holocaust?'

    In the end it is a story of human kind, our depredations and our strengths, our survival.

    Recommended. Good for young readers who are not too sensitive to know what life may throw at you.

    3 people found this helpful

  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    What a fascinating book - I just couldn't put it down. Highly recommended!

    2 people found this helpful

  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Boring and too long. It was a chore to finish it.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    An interesting story however I found it somewhat difficult to follow with it’s going back-and-forth between the generations.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I liked the historical parts and the reality of war and the problems the Jews had. It was a little too long in other ways.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Heartbreaking and heartwarming all at the same time
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Parts were somewhat interesting but overall it didn’t hold attention. I was glad to be finished with book
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Interesting to hear a unique point of view of a fleeing yewish family about 2nd world war but unfortunately became boring from the middle. As much as I wanted i lost the interest and rather felt the story about feeling victimazed, giving up, everything bad happens with us then anything else more to say. Quite a pity, it was a good original idea.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A Wonderful, well written book. I loved it. I can't wait to read the author's next book
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Well written and narrated. So sad to think this story depicts what was all too real during this time period. So good I didn’t want it to end. Very good read!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Beautifully written and beautifully read. I loved every minute of it. Such wonderful insight to the characters through the eyes of a 12 year old. I was particularly moved by the beauty of the final chapters - how the story kept its integrity in a way I have not experienced in previous stories.
    Truly a memorable experience.