WORLD WAR II - THE NEW NOVEL
"SUNFLOWER OF THE THIRD REICH"
BY ANDREA RITTER
Andrea Ritter's SUNFLOWER OF THE THIRD REICH tells the story of one German family's experiences during World War II during the years 1943 - 1945.
SUNFLOWER OF THE THIRD REICH
A New Novel about WWII and Nazi Germany
By Andrea Ritter
The riveting story of one German family's experiences from 1943 to the end of the war from the German perspective, to which American audiences have rarely been exposed.
SUNFLOWER is a historical novel set in war-torn Germany from 1943 to the end of World War II and Hitlers regime in 1945.
The author, who grew up in Nazi Germany, describes in vivid detail the lives of ordinary German citizens during the war: the initial excitement and enthusiasm for Hitler's vision of the Third Reich, the nightly terrors or air raids and bombings, the famine, and the pressures of obtaining the barest necessities and protecting the family.
SUNFLOWER tells the story of one familys experiences during the war:
Heinz Stettner, a loyal Waffen SS officer, fighting on the brutal Russian front . . .
Luise, Heinz's courageous wife, struggling to protect her children by whatever means necessary . . .
Beautiful Marianne, the Aryan archetype, who is called upon to receive Hitler's greatest honor --- to bear a child for the Third Reich . . .
Rebellious Lilli, who defies both family and country to pursue a secret romance with a Polish prisoner in a German labor camp --- an act of treason under Nazi laws . . .
SUNFLOWER OF THE THIRD REICH is an enthralling tale with fast-paced action that ventures from the German home front to the Russian front. With its fascinating details of German family life, action-filled battle scenes and poignant romances, readers will find it difficult to put down this absorbing saga before they have reached its dramatic conclusion.
Yearly history pages update the reader about the events of the war in Europe. This piece of well-researched historical fiction about WWII from the German perspective is of great interest to librarians, students and lovers of German history, -culture, and -language.
Entertaining and informative, it is a must-have on any reading list!
423 pages/full size.
Softcover ISBN 07388-3320-7, $24.99 -
Hardback with dust jacket ISBN 0-7388-3319-3, $34.99 -
E-Book ISBN 0-7388-3319-3, $8 (download from www.Xlibris.com/bookstore/e-books)
How to order:
The book is available by ordering in bookstores or at discounts by calling the publisher direct at the toll free number 1-888-795-4274, and on the Internet at www.Xlibris.com/bookstore, www.Amazon.com, www.BarnesandNoble.com,walmart.com and several other Internet bookstores.
Librarians: You may order your copies at Ingram Library Services, Inc. 1-800-937-5300 at 40% discount. Copyright 2001 (Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-191801)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Andrea Ritter was born as the Germans invaded Poland and grew up in Nazi Germany. She is basing this story on her and her family's personal experiences. Andrea resides on the Northshore of the New Orleans Area. Andrea can be reached at andrearitter1@earthlink.net
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