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SUMMARY:Novel Thoughts Book Club: The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we discuss The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri .\n\nBooks are available at the Adult Help Desk. \n\nAbout the book: \n\nIn 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 fianc . 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.\n\n\n\nOne fateful night after losing everyone 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.\n\nA 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.\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us as we discuss The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri .</p>\n\n<p>Books are available at the Adult Help Desk.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>About the book:&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>In a sleepy German village\, Allina Strauss&rsquo\;s life seems idyllic: she works at her uncle&rsquo\;s bookshop\, makes strudel with her aunt\, and spends weekends with her friends and fianc&eacute\;. But it&#39\;s 1939\, Adolf Hitler is Chancellor\, and Allina&rsquo\;s family hides a terrifying secret&mdash\;her birth mother was Jewish\, making her a Mischling.<br />\n<br />\nOne fateful night after losing everyone 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&rsquo\;s ruthless eugenics program.</p>\n\n<p>A tale of one woman&rsquo\;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&mdash\;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.<br />\n<br />\nREGISTER <a href="https://www.wauclib.org/event/novel-thoughts-book-club-sunflower-house-person-49975">HERE</a></p>\n
LOCATION:Wauconda Area Public Library 801 N. Main St. Wauconda\, IL 60084
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URL:https://business.waucondachamber.org/events/details/novel-thoughts-book-club-the-sunflower-house-by-adriana-allegri-in-person-18008
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