Publisher's Synopsis
Inspired by stories from her father's German childhood, as well as letters between her grandparents hidden for 50 years, this is Maria Hummel's attempt to reckon with the paradox of her father - a product of her grandparents' fiercely protective love and their status as 'mitlaufer' or 'Germans who went along with' Nazism. It bears witness to the shame and courage of Third Reich families during the devastating final days of the war, as each charachter's fateful choice leads the reader deeper into questions of complicity and innocence, and the novel's heartbreaking conclusion.
