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Loading... The Other Me (2015)by Saskia Sarginson
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.   BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |   ) LisaBergin | Apr 12, 2023 | The pace was perfect and it was the perfect length in that I didn't manage to read it all in one sitting. Each time I had to put it down I was eager to pick it up again when I could. The only issue I have is that the author referred to incorrect markings on the German aircraft. The Messerschmidt had white and black crosses on the underwing, not swastikas. But that aside, it was a great story and well written. (  ) joweirqt | Jan 15, 2021 | petervanbeveren | Sep 11, 2020 | I enjoyed the story of Otto and Ernst Meyer - two German brothers who didn't know their parents and immediately sign up for the Hitler Youth in order to feel accepted and part of a family. As their stories unfold we see how deeply the actions of ancestors can affect their descendants. Klaudia feels more guilt for their actions than her Dad and Uncle do - mainly due to the fact that nobody spoke about their actions, so Klaudia thought the worst and thought it was something to be ashamed of. It is due to this buried guilt that Klaudia reinvents herself as Eliza Bennet. She has so many issues that my head was spinning unlike Eliza on stage - she is a ballet dancer who suffers from stagefright. Her problems really multiply when she meets and falls in love with Cosmo - his grandmother is a holocaust survivor and Eliza feels she has no alternative but to end things with Cosmo. Despite the silly name, I was rooting for him! A really interesting book about family secrets with some disturbing final scenes. A great psychological read examining the effect of the sins of the father. I received this e-book from the publisher, Little Brown, via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ( ) Michelle.Ryles | Mar 9, 2020 | no reviews | add a review
"THE OTHER ME spans from 1930s Germany to 1990s England as Saskia Sarginson explores whether our identities are tied to where we came from, and if it's possible that sometimes history doesn't get the story right. 1986, London - Klaudia is about to start high school. She's embarrassed by her German father, never knowing what he may or may not have done during the war. In 1995 Leeds, Eliza is a young woman in love - with her life as a dance student, and with her boyfriend Cosmo. But Eliza is living a lie, running away from a past of which she was always ashamed. But when her mother dies and she is called home, she can no longer deny her roots, even if it will cost her everything. And woven throughout the novel is Ernst's story - Ernst is one of two brothers growing up in Nazi Germany. One rallied for the Fuhrer, one held back. One dedicated his life to the Nazi regime, one did not. When Eliza learns a long-buried family secret, it will completely change how she views her past and her future. By exploring identity, memory, and history, Saskia Sarginson deftly shows that it is the people we think we know the best who sometimes surprise us the most"-- No library descriptions found. |
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