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It's All Coming Back: On Love After the War - Softcover

Kahn, Jon

 
9781912145621: It's All Coming Back: On Love After the War
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1912145626 ISBN 13: 9781912145621
Publisher: I_AM Self-Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

They married in London, in a romantic whirlwind in 1946: neither of them really knowing anything about the other, but both realising that their respective families had many strange and sometimes awful memories. Helmut was Jewish and had been born in Germany, urbane and with a huge personality to match his body; Anne-Marie was Swedish, educated, emancipated and permissive.On their honeymoon, they walked through Copenhagen, both yearning to make a new start. But they still had secrets to share, and they knew that doing so could open new wounds. He wanted to talk to her about his feelings on being saved, like most of his family, while so many others were killed... and the destiny of his beloved uncle, Karl Landauer, who was not allowed to come to Sweden. She wondered how to tell him of her mother’s tragic death and about her father’s German-friendly policies. And what if the Germans had occupied Sweden?

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Review

"Written as a novel, Kahn fills in the gaps of memory with beautifully-written prose. Time is spanned with care, and readers will piece together the stories as smoothly as Kahn has done in the writing. What sets the book apart from most others exploring this post-war era is that it’s written from a Swedish perspective. This rare perspective combined with the intelligent POV and narration means that Kahn has achieved where others often try and fail: covering a family history in a way that is engaging for any reader. For those that enjoy books such as those by Rachel Seiffert and Maggie Helwig, It’s All Coming Back: On Love After the War is an originally crafted post-war family story that will leave readers intrigued." Self-Publishing Review, ★★★★

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Publisher
I_AM Self-Publishing
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1912145626
ISBN 13 
9781912145621
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
354