Jenoff s portrayal of the jewish situation in world war ii is fantastic. It is set during world war ii and the holocaust period, and describes the story of nineteenyearold emma bau the novel was nominated for a quill award. She holds a degree in international affairs from george washington university and. Nineteen yearold emma bau has only been married for three weeks when the nazis invade her native poland. She makes their plight known and their struggles to stay alive during this harrowing time so palpable that reading the story notstop to the end is a necessity to.
Despite the book s fictional nature, the kommandants girl is now one of my favorite historical romance novels. Sites like sparknotes with a the kommandants girl study guide or cliff notes. Dec 19, 2011 the kommandants human complexity unfolds as jenoff moves her tale through the war years. Feb 16, 2007 poignant, affecting and gripping, kommandants girl is the beautifully written story of one womans struggle to survive one of the darkest periods in human history. Within days emmas husband, jacob, is forced to disappear underground, leaving her imprisoned within the citys. The kommandants girl ebook by pam jenoff rakuten kobo. She is an expert on poland and the holocaust, and has. After her husband, jacob, is forced to disappear underground as part of the resistance movement, emma soon finds herself imprisoned in the ghetto with her parents. This book, appropriate for upperschool ages and possibly adult reading groups, has a reading guide. Poignant, affecting and gripping, kommandants girl is the beautifully written story of one womans struggle to survive one of the darkest periods in human history. See all 11 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I felt the tension, nervousness, anxiety, sadness, happiness, passion, extreme passion, and extreme grief that annaemma experienced throughout the novel.
Also includes sites with a short overview, synopsis, book report, or summary of pam jenoff s the kommandants girl. The kommandants girl summary and analysis like sparknotes. Please see the supplementary resources provided below for other helpful content related to this book. The kommandants girl series by pam jenoff goodreads. The kommandants girl in this groundbreaking debut novel, nineteenyearold emma bau is forced to disappear underground when nazi tanks thunder into her native poland, leaving her imprisoned within the citys decrepit jewish ghetto. She then went to george washington university, as well as cambridge, where she got her masters in the subject of history. Pam jenoff is the author of several books of historical fiction, including the nyt bestseller the orphans tale. In pam jenoffs novel the kommandants girl, newlyweds emma and jacob have only been married for three weeks when nazis invade their homeland of poland.
The kommandants girl is now my favorite book by pam jenoff. The kommandants girl is a 2007 novel by pam jenoff. Mar, 2015 kommandants girl by pam jenoff, 9781848454057, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Bestselling author pam jenoff was born in the state of maryland. She holds a degree in international affairs from george washington university and a degree in history from cambridge, and she received her jd from upenn. The kommandants girl is the latest that i have read. I did read the diplomats wife first, by accident, which led me to knowing what was coming. Nineteenyearold emma bau has been married only three weeks when nazi tanks thunder into her native poland. Without spoiling the novel for others, my heart was constantly pounding. Jacob soon disappears to aid the resistance and emma is left to pack up and move back in with her parents in the jewish ghetto. Kommandants girl is a compelling tale of love and courage in a dangerous and desperate times.
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