Wunderland by Jennifer Cody Epstein PDF Download

July 3, 2022 Novels

Download Wunderland by Jennifer Cody Epstein PDF free. The “Wunderland: A Novel” is a very well written, very intriguing tale from multiple viewpoints.

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The “Wunderland: A Novel” is a well written and engrossing novel. It gives a good insight into human nature, the gestation of hate and evil, and how the unthinkable can become reality. Jennifer Cody Epstein is the author of this novel. It provides a unique perspective on Germany during Hitler’s rise and the lead-up to WWII by providing the main character who is a “card-carrying” Nazi. Ilse and Renate are BFFs in pre-war Berlin until Ilse embraces Hitler’s world-view, and Renate learns she is part Jewish. Ava is Ilse’s daughter in 1989 New York, seeking answers to questions about her past particularly who her father is. The story of a mother and daughter, both emotionally damaged, moves between times and places in a compelling way. In 1989 Ava, German daughter of a remote and difficult German mother, Ilse, receives a package that changes everything she thought she knew about her mother.

Not that she knew much, she has demanded to know about her mother’s past many times, only to be denied information, even who her father is. And why her mother didn’t return to retrieve her from an orphanage for a year and a half after WWII ended. Ilse, the mother, is a teen in mid-1930s Berlin, and nearly inseparable from her friend Renate. Ilse became increasingly dedicated to the Nazi party, rising to power, which separates her from her friend. Saying this simplifies what is actually a poignant and complicated set of emotions for both women, and for Renate’s family. The book moves beautifully between past problems and current ones, weaving stories together, and pulling them apart.