Increasingly wary of her father’s genetic research, Rachel Kramer has
determined that this trip with him to Germany—in the summer of 1939—will
be her last. But a cryptic letter from her estranged friend, begging
Rachel for help, changes everything. Married to SS officer Gerhardt
Schlick, Kristine sees the dark tides turning and fears her husband
views their daughter, Amelie, deaf since birth, as a blight on his Aryan
bloodline.
Once courted by Schlick, Rachel knows he’s as
dangerous as the swastikas that hang like ebony spiders from every
government building in Berlin. She fears her father’s files may hold
answers about Hitler’s plans for others, like Amelie, whom the regime
deems “unworthy of life.” She risks searching his classified documents
only to uncover shocking secrets about her own history and a family
she’s never known.
Now hunted by the SS, Rachel turns to Jason
Young—a driven, disarming American journalist and unlikely ally—who
connects her to the resistance and to controversial theologian Dietrich
Bonhoeffer. Forced into hiding, Rachel’s every ideal is challenged as
she and Jason walk a knife’s edge, risking their lives—and asking others
to do the same—for those they barely know but come to love.
I have always found books about WW2 interesting, since there was so much going on in a world that was rapidly changing (in most ways, not for the better). In
Saving Amelie, a lot of the focus, historically speaking, is on the genetic testing that the Nazis were doing. This book is loaded with historical facts and draws you in from the get go. It was the perfect combination, making you think about your faith and where one would of stood if you lived back then. I liked that there were several different characters with their own stories going on. I am looking forward to reading more by Cathy Gohlke!
