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The Sunflower House : a novel

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"Family secrets come to light as a young woman fights to save herself, and others, in a Nazi-run baby factory-a real-life Handmaid's Tale-during World War II. In a sleepy German village, Allina Strauss's life seems idyllic: she works at her uncle's bookshop, makes strudel with her aunt, and spends weekends with her friends and fiancé. But it's 1939, Adolf Hitler is Chancellor, and Allina's family hides a terrifying secret-her birth mother was Jewish, making her a Mischling. One fateful night after losingeveryone she loves, Allina is forced into service as a nurse at a state-run baby factory called Hochland Home. There, she becomes both witness and participant to the horrors of Heinrich Himmler's ruthless eugenics program. The Sunflower House is a meticulously-researched debut historical novel that uncovers the notorious Lebensborn Program of Nazi Germany. Women of "pure" blood stayed in Lebensborn homes for the sole purpose of perpetuating the Aryan population, giving birth to thousands of babies who were adopted out to "good" Nazi families. Allina must keep her Jewish identity a secret in order to survive, but when she discovers the neglect occurring within the home, she's determined not only to save herself, but also the children in her care. A tale of one woman's determination to resist and survive, The Sunflower House is also a love story. When Allina meets Karl, a high-ranking SS officer with secrets of his own, the two must decide how much they are willing to share with each other-and how much they can stand to risk as they join forces to save as many children as they can. The threads of this poignant and heartrending novel weave a tale of loss and love, friendship and betrayal, and the secrets we bury in order to save ourselves"--

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  • 4 of 20 copies available at Westchester Library System.

Current holds

4 current holds with 20 total copies.
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Bedford Hills Free Library ALLEGRI (Text)
New Fiction
31003151604854
Checked out
02/18/2025
Chappaqua Library FICTION ALLEGRI (Text)
New Fiction
31005154384186
Checked out
02/21/2025
Dobbs Ferry Public Library ALLEGRI (Text)
New Book
31007151523972
Available
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Greenburgh Public Library ALLEGRI (Text)
New Fiction
31009155089844
In transit
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Hendrick Hudson Free Library ALLEGRI, ADRIANA (Text)
New Book
31016151948055
Checked out
02/18/2025
John C. Hart Memorial Library ALLEGRI (Text)
New Fiction
31030300072618
Available
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Katonah Village Library FICTION ALLEGRI (Text)
New Fiction
31013152075996
Checked out
02/15/2025
Mount Kisco Public Library FICTION ALLEGRI (Text)
New Fiction
31017152060692
Checked out
02/14/2025
Mount Pleasant Branch Library FIC ALLEGRI (Text)
New Book
31024250870584
Checked out
02/04/2025
Mount Pleasant Public Library FIC ALLEGRI (Text)
New Book
31024153872646
Available
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