This week I'm featuring The White Rose Resists by Amanda Barratt, a powerful and inspiring must read book that's based on a true story.
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.
Book Beginnings
My future is waiting, a spark in the distance burning steadily brighter as the train approaches the city.
Friday 56
What is the measure of my life if I stand by and do nothing? Does the blood of Jews stain my hands any less because mine did not pull the trigger? How can I go on, day after ceaseless day, occupied with study, friends, concerts, lectures?
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The White Rose Society is such a heartbreaking story. I bet this book is heartbreaking but inspiring, too.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely was. It was such a great read, but it was heartbreaking.
DeleteThanks for coming by, Anne! Have a great weekend! :)
Sounds intriguing. I hadn't heard of the White Rose Society but figured there had to be people who didn't follow the Nazi agenda. This week I'm spotlighting Aloha Night by Nalini Singh. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of them before I read this, but, wow, what an inspiring group of people!
DeleteThanks for stopping by, Kathy! Happy reading! :)
I love WWII fact based fiction! Will look this one up. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. :)
ReplyDeleteToday I'm featuring You Can’t Catch Me by Catherine McKenzie.
You're so welcome! Thanks for visiting! Hope you have an awesome weekend! :)
DeleteSounds like a book that reminds me of what is going on in our world these days. Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “THE HALF SISTER”
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DeleteI love novels based on amazing true stories like this! Will definitely be adding this one to my TBR list. Hope you have a good weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteI love learning about parts of history that I didn't know about through books like this.
DeleteThanks for coming by, Lark! Hope you have a good weekend, too! :)
Sounds empowering! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! Thanks for visiting, Freda! Happy weekend! :)
DeleteSounds like a great book and the teasers are excellent.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming by, Gillion. Have an awesome weekend! :)
DeleteI haven't heard of this resistance group before. I imagine the story is heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend. :)
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It was definitely heartbreaking, but, also, such a powerful read.
DeleteThanks for visiting, Bea! Have a great weekend! :)
Wow.
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DeleteI would love to read this one. Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteLauren @ Always Me
It's a really good one. Thanks for coming by, Lauren! Happy reading! :)
DeleteThis does sound inspirational.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Greg! Hope you have an awesome week! :)
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