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With You There Is Light: Based on the True Story about Sophie Scholl and Fritz Hartnagel
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He told her what he witnessed. What she did with the truth changed history.
As a founding member of the White Rose student resistance in Munich during World War II, Sophie Scholl helped write, produce and distribute thousands of anti-Nazi leaflets all over Southern Germany and Austria. ...more
KINDLE EDITION AVAILABLE AT AMAZON.COM
He told her what he witnessed. What she did with the truth changed history.
As a founding member of the White Rose student resistance in Munich during World War II, Sophie Scholl helped write, produce and distribute thousands of anti-Nazi leaflets all over Southern Germany and Austria. ...more
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April 17th 2017
by L&L Media
(first published July 16th 2016)
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Well worth reading, enjoyed it very much.
I found this to be an excellent story
with a good pace and strong imagery that had me feeling that I was eavesdropping on Sophie’s life as well as a terrible point in history. I also found the story to be timely and a chilling reminder of what can happen to a society when free speech is suppressed, the press aligns with a government and people are afraid to speak out about the abuses of power. It’s all here.
I found this to be an excellent story
with a good pace and strong imagery that had me feeling that I was eavesdropping on Sophie’s life as well as a terrible point in history. I also found the story to be timely and a chilling reminder of what can happen to a society when free speech is suppressed, the press aligns with a government and people are afraid to speak out about the abuses of power. It’s all here.
While I am (variously) interested in the Second World War and the German resistance movements therein, included but not limited to the White Rose, I struggled to finish reading this book, i.e. The primary issue(s) for me were the style of writing and approaching this story through a romantic lens and/or as historical fiction in the form of a romance novel. Unfortunately, I think the writing style and romantic approach diminished the story of the White Rose and, therein, the stories of Sophie Sch
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I really enjoyed this book, and as always, stories of those standing up to evil is inspiring. The use of diaries and letters add authenticity to the story. Unfortunately, sticking to that also leaves holes in the story and I don't see a way to fill them.
It did leave me with questions (what happened to the other members of the White Rose?).
Also, considering it was the basis for a grad student's paper, I was disappointed in the number of spelling and grammar mi ...more
I really enjoyed this book, and as always, stories of those standing up to evil is inspiring. The use of diaries and letters add authenticity to the story. Unfortunately, sticking to that also leaves holes in the story and I don't see a way to fill them.
It did leave me with questions (what happened to the other members of the White Rose?).
Also, considering it was the basis for a grad student's paper, I was disappointed in the number of spelling and grammar mi ...more
I read this book when it was first released, and was captivated by the historical depth and texture, the way in which the author finely elaborated on deeply interior sense-feelings of the characters throughout their development. I enjoy the interpersonal aspects of their history, for me, in the end, this is so much a part of the story, it fills in so much and makes these events live on far beyond the reading of the book. Highly recommend.
Great read!
Such a sad but very inspiring story. Hard to imagine living under Nazi rule but through Sophie's eyes we learn the terror ..... & then feel the strong determination of one young German woman who has a strong belief in God and her country.. ...more
Such a sad but very inspiring story. Hard to imagine living under Nazi rule but through Sophie's eyes we learn the terror ..... & then feel the strong determination of one young German woman who has a strong belief in God and her country.. ...more
I couldn't get past the first couple of chapters. I am very interested in the White Rose movement and Sophie Scholl, but this book is very disjointed and poorly written. I will need to find another book on this topic. Any recommendations?
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I confess to a certain bias because I know the author and how hard she labored on this historical novel. Still, I've read a lot of historical fiction and With You There Is Light is a high-quality work in terms of its themes (resistance to an evil regime and romance doomed by the ravages of war), memorable characters, dramatic tension, historical accuracy, creative imagination and readability. The role of Fritz Hartnagel in laying the groundwork for Sophie Scholl's active resistance, along with h
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I'm so glad that I stumbled upon this book...not only was it a very engaging, active narrative of Sophie and Fritz's experience as told by letters and diary entries, but it also gave a glimpse into the perspectives of other notable White Rose members such as Hans, Alex, Willi and Christoph. This book quickly held my attention, was easy to read and offered wonderful insights into a few of my favourite Germans. I am going to share this with my German clubs at University - it is highly recommended.
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Alexandra Lehmann received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany in Political Science and German. Her German fluency is born of heritage and studying Germanistik at universities in Wuerzburg, Braunschweig, and Munich. After nearly a decade of working in New York City as a copywriter and in Munich as a translator, Alexandra continued her Masters of Fine
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