Heather reviewed Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini
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3 stars
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This book chronicles the lives of different women living in Germany who find their lives and liberties slowly constricted as the Nazis seize control. They include an American expatriate married to a German man, the daughter of the American ambassador, a German woman trying to finish her doctorate, and a Jewish woman from a prominent family.The author does a great job showing how people adapted to worse and worse conditions. It shows how people were squeezed out of their jobs. It reviews how the Nazis lied over and over to make people believe their propaganda. This book could be hard to read and a few times I had to put it down to process it. It could then be hard to pick back up because you knew that it was just going to get worse for the characters.I've read almost all …
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This book chronicles the lives of different women living in Germany who find their lives and liberties slowly constricted as the Nazis seize control. They include an American expatriate married to a German man, the daughter of the American ambassador, a German woman trying to finish her doctorate, and a Jewish woman from a prominent family.The author does a great job showing how people adapted to worse and worse conditions. It shows how people were squeezed out of their jobs. It reviews how the Nazis lied over and over to make people believe their propaganda. This book could be hard to read and a few times I had to put it down to process it. It could then be hard to pick back up because you knew that it was just going to get worse for the characters.I've read almost all of Jennifer Chiaverini's books to date but this is the first one that has strongly emotionally affected me. Reading this historical fiction account of the rise of the Nazi party and the descent of Germany into totalitarianism constantly reminds the reader of recent events in the US. I hope that this book opens the eyes of people who may not be aware of the parallels between the history and current events. I think that is the wonderful power of historical fiction. It can draw in readers who may not be interested in reading a history book. I was disappointed to read other reviews who are downgrading this book because they feel that she draws too many parallels between Trump and Hitler. I'm writing this prior to reading the author's note but I don't feel that the text of the actual story does this at all. She points out things that happened in Germany. If your brain lights up because it sounds really familiar then maybe that should be a wake up call and not a reason to decide that she added things to try to make unwarranted comparisons.
About Jennifer Chiaverini
Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of several acclaimed historical novels and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago, she lives with her husband and two sons in Madison, Wisconsin.Find out more about Jennifer at her website, and connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, and <a href="https://w < ww.instagram.com/jenniferchiaveriniauthor/">Instagram.This review was originally posted on Based On A True Story