Today we welcome a guest post by Anika Scott, author of The German Heiress. Propulsive, meticulously researched, and action-fueled, The German Heiress is a mesmerizing page-turner that questions the meaning of justice and morality, deftly shining the spotlight on the often-overlooked perspective of Germans who were caught in the crossfire of the Nazi regime and had nowhere to turn.
“Anika Scott’s epic novel offers a captivating tour through the reckoning years that followed WWII when clarifying identities, unearthing truths, and facing judgements was the only way to rebuild a life.” —Devin Murphy, nationally bestselling author of The Boat Runner
A warm welcome to Anika Scott:
When I was a kid, we didn’t have much money. Raising me alone wasn’t easy for my mom; I could read by age 4, she told me, and from there, it was hard to keep up with all the stuff about the world I demanded to know. The library had the answers, and I dived in, dragging home bags full of books, or riding the bus home with a stack of books held steady by my chin.
I was an adult when Mom began working at our hometown library. At last, I got a glimpse behind the front counter. I followed her into the forbidden realm of cubicles decorated with librarian cartoons. I encountered trolleys stacked with books to be sorted and shelved. New books, old books, books with a torn page or a loose binding, needing care.
Before my debut novel The German Heiress was taken on by my publisher, the library was the only bookish place where I had a glimpse behind the curtain. I’d seen where books end up, and now I’ve had the joy of seeing where they’re created. But the true origin of The German Heiress was my imagination, and that was nurtured when I was a kid roaming the stacks at my neighborhood library.
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Thank you, Anika! Download an egalley below.
Be sure to check out The German Heiress, available on April 7, 2020.
-Lainey