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Autoreninterview am 25. März Wer am 25. März ein paar Minuten Zeit hat, kann sich auf der Seite der Authors Show mein englisches Interview zum biografischen und mehrfach ausgezeichneten Buch Vaterland, wo bist Du? anhoren. Das Interview wird 24 Stunden ausgestrahlt. Einfach auf die Seite gehen und den Buchtitel auswählen. Lesungen Bis auf weiteres sind […]

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47 Tage – Neue Novelle über den Volkssturm

Im März 1945 wurde mein Vater Günter zum Volkssturm eingezogen. Er war damals 16 Jahre alt. Hitlers letztes Diktat an die Zivilbevölkerung befahl, das Vaterland zu verteidigen. Mein Vater sollte sich nach Marburg durchschlagen und von der Hitlerjugend trainiert und ausgestattet werden. Natürlich war dieser Befehl wie so viele davor glatter Wahnsinn, denn der Krieg

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Vaterland, wo bist Du? Der preisgekrönte Roman des Zweiten Weltkriegs

ZUR SOFORTIGEN VERÖFFENTLICHUNG Vaterland, wo bist Du? – Der preisgekrönte Roman nach einer wahren Geschichte Solingen, 30. Oktober 2019: Annette Oppenlander präsentiert in ihrem neuen Roman Vaterland, wo bist Du? einen selten behandelten Teil des dunkelsten Kapitels deutscher Geschichte: das Schicksal der Kinder im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Der in den USA zuerst erschienene und mehrfach preisgekrönte

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A Great Reading and Upcoming Books

Last weekend I had the pleasure of participating in the fifth Literary Hike in the beautiful Vorwerk Park in Wuppertal. Under cloudy but dry skies eight authors and their roughly twenty guests walked and enjoyed beautiful settings together. At various picturesque sites throughout the park authors presented stories and poems. Since the German translation of

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New Reviews of ‘Surviving the Fatherland’ from NetGalley

Last month I offered NetGalley readers a chance to review my bestselling and award winning WWII novel, Surviving the Fatherland. Here are snippets of their reviews, which I have to admit, are great fun to read. “Definitely 5 stars. I can see why this book is so loved. Very engrossing, deeply moving and character you

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A New Adventure in Audiobooks

Follow my Journey to Publish ‘Surviving the Fatherland’ as an Audiobook It makes perfect sense that readers have different tastes, not only in books and genres, but also in the formats they prefer. I’d been reading a lot of publishing advice that urges authors to offer audiobooks because more and more readers love to ‘read’

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‘Surviving the Fatherland’ Wins 2017 ‘National Indie Excellence Award’

***More than 10,000 copies sold since March 15, 2017*** ***#1 Amazon Bestseller in German Historical Fiction*** I’m humbled and excited to announce… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Annette Oppenlander/812.391.6310/Annette.oppenlander@yahoo.com 11th ANNUAL NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE® AWARDS ANNOUNCED Local Author receives national recognition from the 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards! Los Angeles: — The 11th Annual National

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Crowned Heart Review for ‘Surviving the Fatherland’ by InD’tale Magazine

I’m very happy to announce that ‘Surviving the Fatherland’ received a 5-star rating and coveted ‘Crowned Heart Review’ from InD’tale Magazine. Here is what they said: Lilly and Gunter are seven and twelve when WWII begins. In this remarkable true story, these children are faced with the atrocities of war and daily survival, yet somehow,

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Updates and a Freebie

Much has happened in the few weeks since releasing ‘Surviving the Fatherland.’ Here is a list: Books Go Social (BGS), a large writing and reading community, gave ‘Surviving the Fatherland’ its Gold Quality Seal of Approval. Each seal is numbered individually to avoid unauthorized use. For the past two weeks or so, ‘Surviving the Fatherland’

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New Release and Great Reviews

Here are a few things that happened during the last week: ‘Surviving the Fatherland’ Released On Bestseller List in Canada! Now an IWIC Hall of Fame Novel You can now order the eBook or paperback directly without wait. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve seen a steady uptick in orders and it seems that

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