Motherland [electronic resource]
Maria Hummel2014
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Motherland is inspired by stories from the author's father and his German
childhood, and letters between her grandparents that were hidden in an attic
wall for fifty years. It is the author's attempt to reckon with the paradox of
her fathera product of her grandparents' fiercely protective love and their
status as Mitläufer, Germans who went along" with Nazism, first reaping its
benefits and later its consequences.
This page-turning novel focuses on the Kappus family: Frank is a reconstructive
surgeon who lost his beloved wife in childbirth and two months later married a
young woman who must look after the baby and his two grieving sons when he is
drafted into medical military service. Alone in the house, Liesl must attempt to
keep the children fed with dwindling food supplies, safe from the constant
Allied air attacks, and protected against the swell of desperate refugees
flooding their town. When one child begins to mentally unravel, Liesl must
discover the source of t...
Main title:
Motherland [electronic resource] / Maria Hummel
Author:
Maria Hummel, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Counterpoint, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (400 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781619023543
Language:
English
BRN:
435489
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