A Child for the Reich
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Rumours of the Nazis coming for Czech children swept through the villages like a breeze through the trees, and the story was always the same…
They wanted our children to raise as their own
Since her husband, Josef, joined the Czech resistance three years ago, Anna Dankova has done everything possible to keep her daughter, Ema, safe. But when blonde haired, blue-eyed Ema is ripped from her mother’s arms in the local marketplace by the dreaded Brown Sisters, nurses who were dedicated to Hitler’s cause, Anna is forced to go to new extremes to take back what the Nazis have stolen from her.
Going undercover as a devoted German subject eager to prove her worth to the Reich, the former actress takes on a role of a lifetime to find and save her daughter. But getting close to Ema is one thing. Convincing her that the Germans are lying when they claim Anna stole her from her true parents is another…
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I've read a few books about Nazis taking children during World War II, but never quite in the way A Child for the Reich presents. It's haunting to think about and especially read about even when the particular characters are fictional.
With rumors going around about the ‘Brown Sisters' kidnapping Czech children that match the Aryan profile, Anna is determined to keep her blond hair and blue-eyed daughter Ema from being taken away from her. When Ema is snatched right out of her arms, her determination shifts. She will stop at nothing to get her daughter back.
This was an emotional read, but also an inspiring one. Anna's love for her child is admirable to say the least. The story was told in a mostly linear timeline with a few flashbacks scattered throughout. There are a number of cliffhanger chapters that kept me turning the page. This along with wonderful characters made it difficult to put down.
Though I read the paperback version, I'd be curious to also listen to the audiobook once it's released. I feel like the book has the potential to be even more enjoyable with a narrator. There is no shortage of emotion from which to draw.
A huge thanks to Harper360 for sending me a free ARC copy of the book to read and review!
