The co-op bookstore for avid readers
Book Cover for: La Amante del Tercer Reich / Wunderland: A Novel, Jennifer Cody Epstein

La Amante del Tercer Reich / Wunderland: A Novel

Jennifer Cody Epstein

El retrato íntimo de una amistad que el nazismo rompió para siempre.

Berlín, año 1933. Renate e Ilse se conocen en la escuela y se hacen amigas inseparables, unidas por su pasión por el conocimiento. Pero a medida que el partido nazi gana posiciones en la ciudad, las leyes de Nuremberg pondrán en peligro una amistad que parecía destinada a durar eternamente. Ilse se siente cada vez más atraída por las Juventudes Hitlerianas, mientras que Renate se ve forzada a confrontar un secreto familiar que su familia ha ocultado durante décadas.

Una historia de traición y remordimientos que no tendrá su cierre hasta el año 1989, cuando, en Nueva York, Ava Fischer recibe las cenizas de su madre, a la que nunca acabó de conocer bien, junto con un paquete de cartas que no llegaron a enviarse, dirigidas a la mejor amiga de infancia de Ilse, Renate.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

USA TODAY BESTSELLER

"Searing . . . a heartbreaking page-turner."--People

"Both heartbreaking and hopeful, this story of a daughter searching for the truth about her mother's secret past, tangled up in old secrets and terrible lies, kept me up late turning pages."--Martha Hall Kelly, bestselling author of Lilac Girls

Once inseparable, Berlin teenagers Ilse Fischer and Renate Bauer find their friendship ripped apart by their nation's abrupt swing into fascism. Ilse, a so-called Aryan, throws her lot in with the Nazi Party, while Renate sees her once-secure world dismantled by Adolf Hitler's race laws and then shattered by a shocking betrayal.

Decades later, that same betrayal will upend the life of Ilse's daughter, Ava, as she discovers long-buried truths about her mother's past. A harrowing page-turner, Wunderland traces the lives of three women across two generations--and the devastating repercussions of choices made in the dark days of wartime Germany.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Ediciones B
  • Publish Date: Jun 22nd, 2021
  • Pages: 592
  • Language: Spanish
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.10in - 6.00in - 1.70in - 1.90lb
  • EAN: 9788466668071
  • Categories: Historical - 20th Century - World War IIFamily Life - GeneralWomen

About the Author

La crítica ha dicho:

«Una absorbente exploración de la amistad, la traición y la posibilidad de cerrar las heridas del pasado.»
Booklist

Praise for this book

La crítica ha dicho:

«Una absorbente exploración de la amistad, la traición y la posibilidad de cerrar las heridas del pasado.» -Booklist

Praise for Wunderland

"Engrossing . . . Epstein reveals the devastating choices these women make."--Real Simple

"Wunderland is both an engrossing family drama and a foray into a dark period of history . . . a wholly original angle to the WWII novel. You'll read it in one shivered sitting."--Refinery29

"A vividly written and stark chronicle of Nazism and its legacies."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A wealth of history turns Wunderland into a novel that's both beautiful and devastating. . . . Epstein taps into the 1930s prewar era, laying out an unsparing narrative that details tragic events and horrifying legacies . . . opening a new door that may lead to redemption and joy for future generations."--BookPage (starred review)

"[A] heartbreaking historical tour de force . . . Man's inhumanity to man--and the redemptive power of forgiveness--is on stark and effective display in Epstein's gripping novel, a devastating tale bound for bestseller lists."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)