La amiga olvidada
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Summary
Berlín， año 1933。 Renate e Ilse se conocen en la escuela y se hacen amigas inseparables， unidas por su pasión por el conocimiento。 Pero a medida que el partido nazi gana posiciones en la ciudad， las leyes de Nuremberg pondrán en peligro una amistad que parecía destinada a durar eternamente。 Ilse se siente cada vez más atraída por las Juventudes Hitlerianas， mientras que Renate se ve forzada a confrontar un secreto familiar que su familia ha ocultado durante décadas。
Una historia de traición y remordimientos que no tendrá su cierre hasta el año 1989， cuando， en Nueva York， Ava Fischer recibe las cenizas de su madre， a la que nunca acabó de conocer bien， junto con un paquete de cartas que no llegaron a enviarse， dirigidas a la mejor amiga de infancia de Ilse， Renate。
Una historia de traición y remordimientos que no tendrá su cierre hasta el año 1989， cuando， en Nueva York， Ava Fischer recibe las cenizas de su madre， a la que nunca acabó de conocer bien， junto con un paquete de cartas que no llegaron a enviarse， dirigidas a la mejor amiga de infancia de Ilse， Renate。
Reviews
Dee Ann
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I may not have been in the right frame of mind for this， but it didn’t feel like it covered any new ground for me。
Barbara Greene
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ugh。 I really tried to get through this book， but wound up skimming the last 130 pages。Did not like nor care about two of the three women the book is about。 Clunky story。Interesting twist at the end， but was not worth the time to read。
Pat Scaccia
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Not a pleasant subject matter but well written。 The story stays with you long after the book ends。。。
Jessica Bair
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This book had a good story but I didn’t like how it was written。 I found the story line a bit confusing at times and boring。 It dragged on and I didn’t connect to characters as I hoped to。
Sally
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This is about life for ordinary people living in Berlin during WWII
Jacqueline
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It jumped around a lot 。 Not my favorite read。
Sylvie Flament
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Un livre marquant， pour moi page turner， sur le quotidien de 1933 +/- jusqu'en 1945 de gens "ordinaires" à Berlin et en Allemagne。 En périphérie les conséquences sur leurs descendants jusqu'en environ 1989。 Une remise en question de nos actes d'adolescents enfiévrés。 Conscients pas conscients？ Une écriture enlevante， soufflée。 Un livre marquant， pour moi page turner， sur le quotidien de 1933 +/- jusqu'en 1945 de gens "ordinaires" à Berlin et en Allemagne。 En périphérie les conséquences sur leurs descendants jusqu'en environ 1989。 Une remise en question de nos actes d'adolescents enfiévrés。 Conscients pas conscients？ Une écriture enlevante， soufflée。 。。。more
Jackie McClellan
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Brutal but compelling look at friendship and loss in pre World War II 。 I just have to say wow！
Kalina
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I don't typically enjoy Holocaust books， but this one was very unique in its approach and extremely captivating！ The different point of views add depth to the story。 It was very interesting to see things from a Hitler supporter's perspective， especially juxtaposed next to a Jewish perspective。 The author captured the emotional toll of the Holocaust not only on the persecuted one， but on the supporters， and on the children and generations that came after。 I would recommend this book。 I don't typically enjoy Holocaust books， but this one was very unique in its approach and extremely captivating！ The different point of views add depth to the story。 It was very interesting to see things from a Hitler supporter's perspective， especially juxtaposed next to a Jewish perspective。 The author captured the emotional toll of the Holocaust not only on the persecuted one， but on the supporters， and on the children and generations that came after。 I would recommend this book。 。。。more
Lana
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I've read many books set in and around the war， and I felt like this one offered a unique perspective - something about the ages of the girls and their relationship， and status。 Some sections of the book were enthralling， the author does a great job of building small suspense sections across a scene or chapter。 Other parts felt like they lingered too long。 I found Ava （from tge 80s） a bit of an odd character - she was mostly there as a plot device， but some time was spent developing her。。。but no I've read many books set in and around the war， and I felt like this one offered a unique perspective - something about the ages of the girls and their relationship， and status。 Some sections of the book were enthralling， the author does a great job of building small suspense sections across a scene or chapter。 Other parts felt like they lingered too long。 I found Ava （from tge 80s） a bit of an odd character - she was mostly there as a plot device， but some time was spent developing her。。。but not enough to make me care or understand her much。 So I would have preferred more （or less） time spent on her。 。。。more
ManuelGZfranco
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Hacía mucho tiempo que al leer un libro deseara que no acabara。。。 este ha sido el caso。 Me ha dejado sin aliento。
Kathy Thibedeau
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Slight twist at the end， which was easy to guess， but slow otherwise。 The story revolves around three women - two best friends， one German， one Jew， and one of their daughters。 Ilse， Renate， and Ava。 The story doesn’t follow a timeline， it jumps from 1934 to 1968 to 1935 to 1949， etc。 I don’t care for that type of writing。 What leaves you wondering， was the person who has always been able to lie easily finally telling the whole truth， or did she lie to herself so many times to justify the things Slight twist at the end， which was easy to guess， but slow otherwise。 The story revolves around three women - two best friends， one German， one Jew， and one of their daughters。 Ilse， Renate， and Ava。 The story doesn’t follow a timeline， it jumps from 1934 to 1968 to 1935 to 1949， etc。 I don’t care for that type of writing。 What leaves you wondering， was the person who has always been able to lie easily finally telling the whole truth， or did she lie to herself so many times to justify the things she did， that she finally believed her own excuses and lies to be the truth。 。。。more
Mª Carmen
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La amante del tercer Reich es un libro me ha gustado， me ha impresionado y pasa a ser una de mis mejores lecturas del año。Dos niñas alemanas， Ilse y Renate， que van al mismo colegio， son amigas inseparables desde hace mucho tiempo。 La llegada al poder de Hitler y la promulgación de las leyes de Núremberg， cambiarán radicalmente este hecho。 Ilse se afilia a las juventudes hitlerianas y se ve cada vez más comprometida con las tesis del partido。 Renate se entera de algo que desconocía y que pone su La amante del tercer Reich es un libro me ha gustado， me ha impresionado y pasa a ser una de mis mejores lecturas del año。Dos niñas alemanas， Ilse y Renate， que van al mismo colegio， son amigas inseparables desde hace mucho tiempo。 La llegada al poder de Hitler y la promulgación de las leyes de Núremberg， cambiarán radicalmente este hecho。 Ilse se afilia a las juventudes hitlerianas y se ve cada vez más comprometida con las tesis del partido。 Renate se entera de algo que desconocía y que pone su mundo patas arriba。 A partir de ahí sus caminos se separarán。 En 1989， Ava， la hija de Ilse， recibe en Nueva York， las cenizas de su madre （con la que nunca se entendió）， y un paquete de cartas dirigidas a Renate， cuya existencia ignoraba。 Es entonces cuando se cierra la historia。Son muchas las cosas que me han gustado de este libro。 El título original es Wunderland （mundo maravilloso）， término que describe a la perfección， aquello que Ilse y tantos como ella creían estar construyendo。 Un mundo maravilloso que exigía "hacer sacrificios"， una idea con la que justificaban， lo que sus conciencias se negaban a justificar。 La historia se desarrolla， con un ritmo muy fluído， en varios planos temporales。 El primero abarca las vidas de Ilse y Renate desde 1933 hasta 1939。 Es un plano temporal lineal。 La autora nos va introduciendo año a año en lo que fue y supuso la Alemania nazi prebélica。 Es como una inmersión gradual en el horror de aquella sociedad。 A través de los ojos de las dos protagonistas， se nos presenta como se deterioró la convivencia y lo que supuso para la comunidad judía。 A menudo， a la vista de los hechos consumados， nos hemos preguntado por qué no huyeron los judíos alemanes cuando aún estaban a tiempo。 Es verdad que unos cuantos， escritores， artistas y científicos en su mayoría， se exiliaron cuando Hitler llegó al poder， pero lo hicieron más por oposición a un régimen hostil， que porque intuyeran lo que estaba por venir。 A partir de 1935， cuando se promulgaron las leyes de Nuremberg， muchos lo intentaron， pero ya era tarde。 Ni las autoridades alemanas， ni los países a los que solicitaban asilo lo ponían fácil。 Pocos lo consiguieron， la novela describe bien el calvario por el que pasaron en el proceso。 Hay que tener en cuenta que hasta entonces， el judaísmo era sinónimo de una religión。 Muchos alemanes， tenían abuelos que habiendo nacido judíos， se habían convertido al cristianismo， se habían casado con gentiles y educado a su descendencia en el catolicismo o el luteranismo。 Ni ellos ni sus nietos se consideraban ya judíos。 En algunos casos sus descendientes ni siquiera conocían su ascendencia semítica。 ¿Qué podía pues pasarles？ Los nazis con sus leyes raciales， cambiaron esa concepción。 Pusieron el acento， no en la religión， sino en la raza。 De un día para otro cientos de alemanes dejaron de serlo y su vida dio un giro radical。 Aún así， no todos se plantearon emigrar。 Esperaban que las cosas se calmasen。 Qué más nos pueden hacer， es una frase que se repite varias veces a lo largo de la novela， cada vez que los nazis daban otra vuelta de tuerca。 Paralelamente a la radicalización de las posturas， también cambian las condiciones sociales y económicas de los arios。 Son esos cambios progresivos los que el libro nos va desgranando， paso a paso， tal y como ocurrieron。 Describe， no solo cómo era la vida cotidiana de los adultos， sino también la de los niños y adolescentes， judíos o mestizos， que pasaron a ser parias en los colegios y universidades， hasta su definitiva expulsión。 El nazismo no inventó el acoso escolar， pero desde luego lo elevó a otra dimensión， una dimensión en la que participaban por igual profesores y alumnos。 La novela nos muestra igualmente， una de las caras más perversas del régimen， el adoctrinamiento juvenil planificado。 En palabras de la propia escritora， se pasó de los ideales juveniles al fanatismo más acérrimo， de la amistad incondicional a la traición más abyecta。 Junto a este plano lineal， la autora introduce saltos temporales， en los que relata la vida de la hija de Ilse， Ava， situada ya en la postguerra。 Ava， horrorizada por lo que hizo la generación anterior， quiere saber todo lo que le oculta su madre y quién y qué fue su padre。 Uno de los grandes aciertos del libro es compaginar ambos planos en el momento justo。 Eso permite al lector respirar y recuperarse de la dureza de algunos capítulos。Junto al desarrollo de la trama hay que mencionar también tanto los personajes como la ambientación。 Ilse， Renate y Ava son personajes muy bien trazados。 Es fácil meterse en su piel， compartas o no lo que piensan y hacen。 La evolución que experimentan a lo largo de los años está muy bien desarrollada。La ambientación me ha parecido muy buena。 Es cierto que es una época de la historia ampliamente documentada， pero la autora recurre， no solo a esas fuentes sino al testimonio de gente común， consiguiendo recrear de forma brillante la vida cotidiana de esos años。 El final me ha gustado， quizá hubiera querido alguna página más， pero eso ya es algo subjetivo y personal。En definitiva， un libro que me ha gustado mucho， que pasa a ser una de mis mejores lecturas del año y que no dudo en recomendar。 。。。more
Traci Navarrette
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Enjoyable read！ I don’t really care for all the back and forth between time periods and points of view， but other than that a pretty solid story。
Linda
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This was a good historical piece of fiction about one of my favorite eras to read about。 It’s very sad to know that friends actually turned on one another due to these brainwashing techniques。 Unfortunately， a lot of this still goes on today。
JoAnn
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Oh， the sorrows of 'group think' and violence。 A book about Nazi Germans who are just 'like us，' regular citizens sucked into hate。 Beware。 Quite an ending 。。。 can one ever just walk in like nothing happened？ Oh， the sorrows of 'group think' and violence。 A book about Nazi Germans who are just 'like us，' regular citizens sucked into hate。 Beware。 Quite an ending 。。。 can one ever just walk in like nothing happened？ 。。。more
Josee Corriveau
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On se promène entre les vies de Renate， Ilse et sa fille Ava。 Le tout commence en 1989 avec Ava qui reçoit un colis de sa mère Ilse。 On remonte en Allemagne en 1933。 Renate ignore à ce moment-là qu’elle est juive ce qui viendra bouleverser sa vie et celle de sa meilleure amie Ilse。 On les suit à différence période de leur vie et je dois dire que j’avais de la difficulté à le mettre de côté。 À chaque chapitre， on entre dans la vie de l’une d’elle et on veut juste savoir… Beaucoup aimé car il nous On se promène entre les vies de Renate， Ilse et sa fille Ava。 Le tout commence en 1989 avec Ava qui reçoit un colis de sa mère Ilse。 On remonte en Allemagne en 1933。 Renate ignore à ce moment-là qu’elle est juive ce qui viendra bouleverser sa vie et celle de sa meilleure amie Ilse。 On les suit à différence période de leur vie et je dois dire que j’avais de la difficulté à le mettre de côté。 À chaque chapitre， on entre dans la vie de l’une d’elle et on veut juste savoir… Beaucoup aimé car il nous présente un autre aspect des habitants de l'Allemagne avant la guerre。 。。。more
Lauren Stoeck
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An excellent look at the precursors to WW2
Sharon
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For this year I HAVE to stop reading books about Nazis。 I almost put this down for a while because it is so heart wrenching， but I pushed through。So many stories from this period of time。 To actually read about the small changes being made in a society to ostracize certain citizens， and how easily the average citizen succumbed to the words of their leader。 The slow insidious taking away of rights and privileges of formerly normal families is breathtaking。 Wunderland begins in the mid 30's with t For this year I HAVE to stop reading books about Nazis。 I almost put this down for a while because it is so heart wrenching， but I pushed through。So many stories from this period of time。 To actually read about the small changes being made in a society to ostracize certain citizens， and how easily the average citizen succumbed to the words of their leader。 The slow insidious taking away of rights and privileges of formerly normal families is breathtaking。 Wunderland begins in the mid 30's with two best friends and continues until after the death of one of the friends， and the subsequent years and consequences of choices made。 We see the daughter， Ava， of one of the girls and her fractured relationship with her German mother， not understanding until later the circumstances that have led to the mother's steely exterior。 We also see that daughter's daughter withdrawing from her mother， in a similar way that Ava withdrew from her own mother。I felt the story tied together well at the end。 Oh， that makes sense。 The Alice in Wonderland references I'm not sure of。 The changes one goes through when put in the fire？ Maybe。Thoroughly appreciated another view of that terrible time in history， and why we must fight against that type of pitting people against each other in our societies。 。。。more
Vicki
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Focusing on three women （two who are adolescents in Berlin 1933 to 1939） and the daughter of one of these two in 1980s New York， the novel is an often compelling meditation on identity， history， betrayal， and family， made more effective because of the frequent shifts and time and focus。 But the revelations and resolutions of the final 50 pages undercut the overall effectiveness。
Luciana
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I found it a bit difficult getting started in this book， as it jumped between years， flipping between scenes & characters， but shortly thereafter， I was riveted because it truly came together。 Ava， the daughter of Ilse， learns about her mother once Ilse dies & a box of letters as well as her ashes are delivered to Ava in New York。It is a story of 2 best friends， Ilse & Renata， who live in Berlin in the thirties。 They share their inner most secrets， dreams & thoughts， until 1 day， when Ilse joins I found it a bit difficult getting started in this book， as it jumped between years， flipping between scenes & characters， but shortly thereafter， I was riveted because it truly came together。 Ava， the daughter of Ilse， learns about her mother once Ilse dies & a box of letters as well as her ashes are delivered to Ava in New York。It is a story of 2 best friends， Ilse & Renata， who live in Berlin in the thirties。 They share their inner most secrets， dreams & thoughts， until 1 day， when Ilse joins the woman's section of Hitler's youth & Renata wants to join too。 She forges her father's signature on the application， but once her background is investigated， Renata is devastated because her life is not what it seems。 The 2 girls drift apart， and as the scenes go on， you learn more about their lives apart & how their lives intertwined & that after the war， many years later， Ilse tries to find Renata to rekindle their friendship when she goes to New York to see her daughter & granddaughter。 But again， all is not as it seems。A truly great story！ 。。。more
Claudette Dunk
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I have read too many novels set during World War II to count。 It is a focus of mine。 But this year， two I read， BENEATH A SCARLET SKY （the War in Italy） and WUNDERLAND （the War in Germany） covered territory new to me。 As many of the disenfranchised in our country today turn to white supremacy as their lifeline， it is easier to understand， if not forgive， the same thing happening in an economically-depressed Germany over 80 years ago。 What these two novels brought home to me is that a new reality I have read too many novels set during World War II to count。 It is a focus of mine。 But this year， two I read， BENEATH A SCARLET SKY （the War in Italy） and WUNDERLAND （the War in Germany） covered territory new to me。 As many of the disenfranchised in our country today turn to white supremacy as their lifeline， it is easier to understand， if not forgive， the same thing happening in an economically-depressed Germany over 80 years ago。 What these two novels brought home to me is that a new reality replaces the old reality in such tiny incremental steps that taking those first steps does not seem particularly nefarious at the time。 A teenage girl joins a political youth group。 Her best friend can't join。 Oh well。 Nazi youth start intimidating patrons of Jewish stores。 Why get involved？ There are other shops。 As Alice said of her Wonderland， things get curiouser and curiouser。 And then， one small step at a time 。 。 。 massacre， holocaust， with repercussions lasting generations。 Also passed down through generations in this novel is the insidious damage of keeping secrets。 The close-moutherd mother， Ilse， unwittingly teaches her daughter， Ava， to keep secrets from her daughter， leading to fraught mother-daughter relations for three generations。 WUNDERLAND is that brand of cautionary tale that reveals more than it preaches。 I found it well worth reading。 。。。more
Gail Goodrick
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Friendship and betrayal during harrowing times in Nazi Germany。 Makes the reader ask what would you do under similar circumstances？ Very thought provoking story。
Elaine McCrae
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Interesting reading about the life of children during the pre-war Nazi years and how the separation of the Jews affected them
Marti
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A beautiful and tragic book that spans multiple decades and continents。 I was looking for a 'good story' and this bit of historical fiction was perfect。 A beautiful and tragic book that spans multiple decades and continents。 I was looking for a 'good story' and this bit of historical fiction was perfect。 。。。more
Kathy
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Wunderland I always enjoy reading stories in this time frame。 So much hardship and hard times for so many people。 This was a good read and I loved the friendship these two girls had and what it all led up to。 Good story。
Celia Barry
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An interesting read。I found some of the characters to be annoying and as a result， when tragedies happened to them I didn't feel any emotional connection。 Still a good read for those interested in WW2 historical fiction。 An interesting read。I found some of the characters to be annoying and as a result， when tragedies happened to them I didn't feel any emotional connection。 Still a good read for those interested in WW2 historical fiction。 。。。more
Morgan
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I really enjoyed this book。 The story drew me in and most of the characters were well developed。 There were points where it was hard to put down because I was invested and really wanted to know what happened next。 The few faults that prevented a 5 star review:-the ending was too abrupt and felt unfinished to me-while I usually love the alternating story line （this one between periods of time AND characters） at points I found this book too “jumpy”-parts of the story， and certain characters， felt I really enjoyed this book。 The story drew me in and most of the characters were well developed。 There were points where it was hard to put down because I was invested and really wanted to know what happened next。 The few faults that prevented a 5 star review:-the ending was too abrupt and felt unfinished to me-while I usually love the alternating story line （this one between periods of time AND characters） at points I found this book too “jumpy”-parts of the story， and certain characters， felt very undeveloped。 Ulrich （as a character and his story line with Ava） didn’t go deep enough。 Parts of Ilse’s character （especially at the beginning） were well done and well developed， but it sort of drops off。 -Overall I felt there were parts that were just missing 。。。more
Lupe Lamadrid
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Couldn’t put this book down！This is one of the best books I have ever read。 The author successfully transitions from pre war Germany to the 1980’s， weaving a saga that is both devastating and life-affirming。 These characters will stay with me for a long time。。。
Jean
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A beautiful， chilling and haunting book about friendship， war， betrayal， guilt and discovery。 The descriptions are harrowing， yet never gratuitous。 Just one of those lovely， gut-wrenching stories that leave a lasting impression。
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