MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW
Berlin 1944: To Dream of Shadows by Steve N Lee is an emotionally overwhelming historical World War II fiction story of a Czech girl, Inge Zaleska, and a SS officer of Nazi, Oberscharfurhrer Heinz Rudolf Kruse.
Inge and her family were taken by the SS soldiers in a crammed cattle car with eighty-six other people, without knowing where she is taken to, ends up in an Estonia concentration camp for labor. To her horror, she experiences atrocities and the cruel side of the Nazis who hated Jews and treated them like animals. She founded the camp to be her new home. It only made her realize that boring things like breathing fresh air and drinking water became more precious to her than everything she owned when there is no food, no toilets, and no place to sleep in the camp. Having been stuck in a cattle car - sleeping in a straw, now at the camp whipped and beaten. Germans treated them with no mercy and were torturous. Inge wanted to tell the world of the treatment she had witnessed without breaking her strength and the human spirit, but joining the resistance struggle would be different for her.
For Rudi Kruse, in this crazy world, Bruno, his dog he adored dearly was everything that kept him holding to reality. Besides being around forced labor prisoners when Reich had conquered almost all of Europe, Bruno was his family, love, and joy. He treated Bruno as a person like anyone in the camp.
It was when Bruno was murdered I felt saddened as they were inseparable, Rudi investigated Bruno's death and which also led to Rudi and Inge meeting. Rudi and Inge fall for each other as they kindle their friendship, compassion, and endurance which they honor about them. As their circumstances meet even in the midst of injustice and suffering, Is there a chance of surviving for Inge and is there an escape for both of them to the other side, when the war is still not over?
Steve N Lee has the events well-researched and brought each and every detail to life. A beautiful and brilliant story. Highly recommend it for historical fiction readers. Thanks to Steve N Lee author for reaching out to me with a complimentary copy of the book for my honest review.
- Publisher : Blue Zoo (April 16, 2023)
- Publication date : April 16, 2023
- Language : English
BOOK DESCRIPTION
She will save hundreds of lives. But can she save her own?
Inspired by a previously untold true story.
1943. 18-year-old Czech, Inge is torn from her family and imprisoned in some godforsaken hellhole. There, she suffers month after month of torturous labor while praying for liberation by the Allies. But rescue never comes. And her dream of surviving the war dies.
Heinz, an SS Sergeant, has been force-fed the Reich's poison since childhood, but nowadays, he covertly helps prisoners.
So when a random act of kindness thrusts Inge and Heinz together, they can't resist being drawn to one another. Unable to deny their feelings, they dare to dream of a future, a life — together.
But their relationship does not go unnoticed. For Inge and Heinz, falling in love becomes a death sentence. And not just for them, but for all those they care about.
Unless…
Inge makes an unthinkable sacrifice.
Set during history’s darkest hour, “To Dream Of Shadows” is an epic tale of compassion, sacrifice, and the strength of the human spirit.
Discover one of the most heartwarming, heartbreaking, and heroic tales of the Holocaust. Discover “To Dream Of Shadows”.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR - STEVE N LEE
Apart from animals and writing, Steve’s passion is travel. He’s visited 60 countries and enjoyed some amazing experiences, including cage-diving with great white sharks, sparring with a monk at a Shaolin temple, and watching a turtle lay eggs on a moonlit beach. He’s explored Machu Picchu, Pompeii, and the Great Wall of China, yet for all that, he’s a man of simple tastes — give him an egg sandwich and the TV remote control, and he’ll be happy for hours!
He lives in North England with his partner, Ania, and two black cats who arrived in the garden one day and liked it so much, they stayed. Graciously, the cats allow Steve and Ania to stay in 'their' house.
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