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The Plum Tree

por Ellen Marie Wiseman

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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:"A touching story of heroism and loss, a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of love to transcend the most unthinkable circumstances." �??Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris From the internationally bestselling author of The Orphan Collector comes a haunting and lyrical tale of love and humanity in a time of unthinkable horror. The debut novel from a powerful voice in historical fiction, this resonant and courageous saga of a young German woman during World War II and the Holocaust is a must-read for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Alice Network. "Bloom where you're planted," is the advice Christine Bölz receives from her beloved Oma. But seventeen-year-old domestic Christine knows there is a whole world waiting beyond her small German village. It's a world she's begun to glimpse through music, books�??and through Isaac Bauerman, the cultured son of the wealthy Jewish family she works for. Yet the future she and Isaac dream of sharing faces greater challenges than their difference in stations. In the fall of 1938, Germany is changing rapidly under Hitler's regime. Anti-Jewish posters are everywhere, dissenting talk is silenced, and a new law forbids Christine from returning to her job�??and from having any relationship with Isaac. In the months and years that follow, Christine will confront the Gestapo's wrath and the horrors of Dachau, desperate to be with the man she loves, to survive�??and finally, to speak out. Set against the backdrop of the German homefront, this is an unforgettable novel of courage and resolve, of the inhumanity of war, and the heartbreak and hope left in its wake. "A haunting and beautiful debut novel." �??Anna Jean Mayhew, author of The Dry Grass of August "Ellen Marie Wiseman boldly explores the complexities of the Holocaust. This novel is at times painful, but it is also a satisfying love story set against the backdrop of one of the most difficult times in human history." �??*T. Greenwood, author of K… (mais)***

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Absolutely loved this book! Well written, great detail of life in Germany during the war, and although it was very disturbing (as reality was for them) I learned a great deal and enjoyed the story a lot. Can't wait to read her next book as that also looks great! (

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JillHannah | Nov 20, 2023 |

"Debes florecer donde has sido plantada", le aconseja su abuela a Christine Bölz, una sirvienta de diecisiete años. Pero ella quiere conocer ese mundo que hay más allá de su pueblo, apenas vislumbrado gracias a la música, los libros... y a Isaac Bauerman, el hijo de la acaudalada familia judía para la que trabaja. El futuro que ambos sueñan compartir tropezará con obstáculos más insalvables que su origen social. Bajo el régimen de Hitler, en Alemania se aprueban nuevas leyes que prohíben a Christine volver a su trabajo y tener cualquier relación con Isaac. Pero ella se enfrentará a la ira de la Gestapo y los horrores de Dachau en su afán por estar con el hombre a quien ama, por sobrevivir al horror y, finalmente, preservar la verdad.

Natt90 | Mar 8, 2023 |

Christine and her family work as servants in pre-WW2 Germany in Isaac’s house. Christine is a poor, working class Christian. Isaac’s family are wealthy Jews. They are unable to be together because of their difference in station. When they fall in love, it’s in secret. Then when WW2 comes, Issac is sent away.

This was a difficult novel to read in places, but very well written. The descriptions are vivid and the writing doesn’t shirk away from describing in detail every painful and gory event of war and mass slaughter. When Isaac turns up later in their village as a prisoner of the Nazis, Christine helps him escape. And then they are both in grave danger. Some twists and turns in this I wasn’t expecting!

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
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KatKinney | Mar 3, 2022 |

For someone who never went to college nor took a creative writing class, this work is superb. The story is believable from start to finish and heart wrenching throughout. Sobering to read. Today we are all so soft we would never survive a place like Dachau or a war like WW II. I hope this makes it to the big screen. (

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swbesecker | Feb 28, 2022 |

Ellen Marie Wiseman based her novel The Plum Tree partially on her own family's experiences during the Second World War. The main character, Christine, is a 17 year old German girl. Her mother works as a servant in the home of a well of Jewish lawyer and his family. Christine sometimes helps there too. The lawyer's wife is only half Jewish and non-practicing. That makes their son Isaac 3/4 Jewish which is enough for the Nazis to send him to Dachau. Christine and Isaac are beginning to fall for each other as the war begins and the Nazi persecution of Jews heats up. Christine's father is drafted into the German Army and is sent to the Eastern Front. The father is in the German 6th Army which is defeated at Stalingrad, will he survive the war? Will Isaac and his family be sent survive Dachau? What happens to Christine and her family? This book started slow and I wasn't sure I could get into it. Then it picked up and I wanted to get to the end.
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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:"A touching story of heroism and loss, a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of love to transcend the most unthinkable circumstances."
�??Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris

From the internationally bestselling author of The Orphan Collector comes a haunting and lyrical tale of love and humanity in a time of unthinkable horror. The debut novel from a powerful voice in historical fiction, this resonant and courageous saga of a young German woman during World War II and the Holocaust is a must-read for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Alice Network.

"Bloom where you're planted," is the advice Christine Bölz receives from her beloved Oma. But seventeen-year-old domestic Christine knows there is a whole world waiting beyond her small German village. It's a world she's begun to glimpse through music, books�??and through Isaac Bauerman, the cultured son of the wealthy Jewish family she works for.
Yet the future she and Isaac dream of sharing faces greater challenges than their difference in stations. In the fall of 1938, Germany is changing rapidly under Hitler's regime. Anti-Jewish posters are everywhere, dissenting talk is silenced, and a new law forbids Christine from returning to her job�??and from having any relationship with Isaac. In the months and years that follow, Christine will confront the Gestapo's wrath and the horrors of Dachau, desperate to be with the man she loves, to survive�??and finally, to speak out.
Set against the backdrop of the German homefront, this is an unforgettable novel of courage and resolve, of the inhumanity of war, and the heartbreak and hope left in its wake.
"A haunting and beautiful debut novel."
�??Anna Jean Mayhew, author of The Dry Grass of August
"Ellen Marie Wiseman boldly explores the complexities of the Holocaust. This novel is at times painful, but it is also a satisfying love story set against the backdrop of one of the most difficult times in human history."
�??T. Greenwood, author of K

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