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Book SynopsisAn international bestseller, this is the extraordinary memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant depicted in Schindler's List.
Trade ReviewA stunning memoir of cultural trauma and personal identity. * Booklist *
Fascinating reading...a thought-provoking book. * The Quarterly Review *
A powerful account of Teege's struggle for resolution and redemption. * Independent *
Jennifer Teege's new memoir traces the pain of discovering her grandfather was the real-life 'Nazi butcher' from Schindler's List. * People magazine *
Unforgettable. . . . Teege's quest to discover her personal history is empowering. * Publisher's Weekly *
Refreshing...Teege's heartfelt commentary and Sellmair's objective narrative produce a layer of balanced interpretation and insight. * New York Journal of Books *
Courageous. . . . The memoir invites rereading to fully absorb Teege's painful search for answers, for a sense of identity and belonging and for inner peace. * The Seattle Times *
Jennifer Teege's haunting and unflinching memoir shatters the kind of silence that has plagued some German families for three generations and offers a healing alternative. * Washington Post *
