The ideal of a new Germany swept up Sophie Scholl in a maelstrom of patriotic fervor--that is, until she realized the truth behind Hitler's machinations for the fatherland. Now she and other students in Munich, the cradle of the Nazi government, have banded together to form a group to fight for the truth: the White Rose. Risking everything to print and distribute leaflets calling for Germans to rise up against the evil permeating their country, the White Rose treads a knife's edge of discovery by the Gestapo.
Annalise Brandt came to the University of Munich to study art, not get involved with conspiracy. The daughter of an SS officer, she's been brought up to believe in the Führer's divinely appointed leadership. But the more she comes to know Sophie and her friends, the more she questions the Nazi propaganda.
Soon Annalise joins their double life--students by day, resisters by night. And as the stakes increase, they're all forced to confront the deadly consequences meted out to any who dare to oppose the Reich.
A gripping testament to courage, The White Rose Resists illuminates the sacrifice and conviction of an unlikely group of revolutionaries who refused to remain silent-no matter the cost.
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ECPA best-selling author Amanda Barratt fell in love with writing in grade school when she wrote her first story—a spin-off of Jane Eyre. Now, Amanda writes romantic, historical fiction, penning stories of beauty and brokenness set against the backdrop of bygone eras not so very different from our own. She's the author of over a dozen novels and novellas including The White Rose Resists: A Novel of the German Students Who Defied Hitler and My Dearest Dietrich: A Novel of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Lost Love.
Amanda lives in the woods of Michigan with her family, where she can be found reading way too many books, plotting her next novel, and jotting down imaginary travel itineraries for her dream vacation to Europe.
Connect with her on Facebook and visit her online at amandabarratt.net.
Amanda lives in the woods of Michigan with her family, where she can be found reading way too many books, plotting her next novel, and jotting down imaginary travel itineraries for her dream vacation to Europe.
Connect with her on Facebook and visit her online at amandabarratt.net.
My Thoughts...
Wow. What I can say. There are no words. This is a must read book. Barratt has shared her heart on the pages of this book and I just don't know how to put words to what I read. The story telling was like no other.
I don't want to say this but if you don't read any other book this year, please read this book. I gave this book 4.5 stars.
The Mary Reader received this book from the publisher for review. A favorable review was not required and all views expressed are our own.
Your review has me wanting to read this really bad.
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ReplyDeleteI loved your last review of this authors work. Amazing is what this book sounds like, not a light read I bet.
ReplyDeleteI won a copy in a giveaway and can't wait to read it. Should be getting it in a couple of weeks. Woohoo!
ReplyDeleteGoing to spend the weekend at all my favorite bookstores, this one is coming home with me no doubt.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy Barrett's writing and have just seen this book come out. From all the reviews I've read, it's one the needs to go on every readers list!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your review Mary!
Sounds like a good read
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