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The vanishing sky : a novel / L. Annette Binder.
"In 1945, as the war in Germany nears its violent end, the Huber family is not yet free of its dangers or its insidious demands. Etta, a mother from a small, rural town, has two sons serving their home country: her elder, Max, on the Eastern front, and her younger, Georg, at a school for Hitler Youth. When Max returns from the front, Etta quickly realizes that something is not right. He is thin, almost ghostly, and behaving very strangely. Etta strives to protect him from the Nazi rule, even as her husband, Josef, becomes more nationalistic and impervious to Max's condition. Meanwhile, miles away, her younger son Georg has taken his fate into his own hands, deserting his young class of battle-bound soldiers to set off on a long and perilous journey home. The Vanishing Sky is a World War II novel as seen through a German lens, a story of the irreparable damage of war on the home front, and one family's participation-involuntary, unseen, or direct-in a dangerous regime. Drawing inspiration from her own father's time in the Hitler Youth, L. Annette Binder has crafted a spellbinding novel about the daring choices we make for country and for family"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781635574678
- ISBN: 1635574676
- ISBN: 9781635577044
- Physical Description: 278 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Trade paperback edition (2021) includes Discussion Questions. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Germany > Fiction. Hitler-Jugend > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. War fiction. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | BINDER, L. ANNETTE (Text) | 34455006706325 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Coolidge Branch | f (Text) | 33062009483547 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | f (Text) | 33062009316135 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | BINDER (Text) | 31901004445179 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Easton Palmer Branch | BINDER (Text) | 31901004455335 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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