A Roma girl, escaped the horrors of a Nazi camp, almost her entire family murdered, is now married to a Jew living in post Nazi Germany. Their living is precarious, the old antagonisms still exist but David and Roxi are happy. They all live with the scars of Nazi influence, and they do realise that Nazis live amongst them well disguised.
Goslar was the commander of the camp Roxi was, and he was particularly cruel and erratic and would order the murder of anyone on the most flimsiest of excuses. A chance encounter, over hearing a voice startles Roxi into the pursuit of a man she believes to be Goslar, now even more dangerous than before, as he has somehow inveigled himself under the protection of the presently ruling British. He has just got a job in the civil government department of repatriation , where he is determined to do whatever he can to prevent the just return of confiscated property. Highlighting corruption in the occupation, antagonism and racism very much evident, poverty and the struggle to get by and one woman’s determination to get justice for her family is the basis of the story.
Like all stories set during the era, there is raw emotion and strong feelings that arise when one reads such books, but that cannot be helped. Very intense read.
Sent by Book Whisperer for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
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