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Neuer historischer Roman über die Kinderlandverschickung

Action/Adventure, Autorin, biografische Geschichte, bunker, deutsche Geschichte, fascism, German German History, Germany, Historical Fiction, History, Kinderlandverschickung, KLV, Kriegskinder, Lesung, Solingen, war children, World War II, WWII, Zweiter Weltkrieg /

***Jetzt eBuch vorbestellen*** Mal wieder habe ich eine emotionale Reise in die Vergangenheit hinter mir. Diesmal verbrachte ich viele Monate mit der Recherche der erweiterten Kinderlandverschickung (KLV), einem Programm, an dem im Dritten Reich viele Kinder und Jugendliche teilnahmen. Nach der Lektüre vieler Bücher über die KLV, dem Studieren von Zeitzeugenberichten in den Medien, verschiedenen […]

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47 Tage – Neue Novelle über den Volkssturm

Action/Adventure, biografische Geschichte, deutsche Geschichte, fascism, German German History, Germany, Historical Fiction, History, Solingen, Solinger Geschichte, true story, Two Families, wahre Geschichte, war children, World War II, WWII, Zweiter Weltkrieg /

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

Autorin, biografische Geschichte, deutsche Geschichte, fascism, Germany, Historical Fiction, History, Solingen, Solinger Geschichte, true story, Two Families, wahre Geschichte, war children, World War II /

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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Four Weeks Until Release of My New WWII Novel

Action/Adventure, Author events, Autorin, Challenges, deutsche Geschichte, fascism, German German History, Germany, Historical Fiction, History, Lesung, Solingen, Solinger Geschichte, war children, World War II, WWII, Zweiter Weltkrieg /

If you read Surviving the Fatherland, you will likely enjoy When They Made Us Leave, the new WWII novel that I based on true-life accounts of participants in Hitler’s youth evacuation program. It is a love story, a historical adventure, and like Surviving the Fatherland provides a glimpse of German civilian life during the war”through

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A Great Reading and Upcoming Books

Author events, Author Fairs, bunker, fascism, Germany, Historical Fiction, Reading, Schreibwerkstatt, Solingen, true story, Two Families, war children, World War II, Writing /

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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A Few Tidbits

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Reading As a member of the Solinger Autorenrunde I participated in a wonderfully diverse reading organized by the Monheim Public Library. In the garden, framed by picturesque brick walls and flowering plants, we read and listened to amazing stories and poems. In-between we enjoyed refreshments and guitar and song music. I read the beginning of

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After the “Lull”

Action/Adventure, Author events, Awards, Germany, Historical Fiction, History, medieval, Middle Ages, time-travel, war children, World War II, Writing, WWII /

Sometimes after publishing a book, a certain inertia sets in, a kind of lull. Some authors don’t experience any pauses, others take months or even years until they return to writing. For me this ‘phase’ typically doesn’t last very long. Very soon, I’m antsy again and my brain searches for the next great story. After publishing

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New Reviews of ‘Surviving the Fatherland’ from NetGalley

Book Review, Family, Germany, Historical Fiction, History, Reading, Solingen, true story, Two Families, war children, World War II, Writing, WWII /

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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Audiobook Adventure of ‘Surviving the Fatherland’ Continued

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Well, it’s been a busy month. Naomi, the narrator of the upcoming audiobook, Surviving the Fatherland, jumped right in and began recording. Via ACX I could listen to each chapter to check for pronunciation, potential errors, etc. Well, Naomi is a pro and so I didn’t find much to flag. The occasional German word threw

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